"The secretive use of the Rong and Di to cause trouble has been around for a long time. The way to prevent and contain it has been difficult since ancient times." [A letter to the Northern Guard Strategy]
"As the saying goes: 'If the king's political system is improved, the guests at home will be subdued; if moral education is lost, the barbarians and Di bandits will be in chaos.' Liang and Qiang Hu have gradually gained power since Emperor Guangwu's resurgence, and swarms of species have arisen, poisoning our great Han people. And the imperial court
There is no way to defend, and the suppression is uncertain, which leads to the situation in Liangzhou becoming more and more corrupt."
The emperor pointed out the three causes of the collapse of the world, and he has already proposed a solution to one of them. Of the remaining two, everyone saw that the emperor intentionally or unintentionally avoided the most sensitive ones of "mismanagement, eunuchs' monopoly,"
Guiqi Hengxun's intention was already obvious by simply mentioning the Qiang-Hu rebellion without mentioning it.
Everyone followed the emperor's words with interest. Anyway, whether these three reasons for the troubled times were mentioned first or last, since the emperor has been honest and honest, if he wants to express the imperial court's determination to reform and reform, he must give an explanation to the world.
Scholar Sun Rui had been in Guanzhong for a long time and had accompanied Gai Xun to defend against the Qiang and Hu rebels. He was very familiar with the situation of the Qiang and Hu: "The Qiang people of Liangzhou have been in trouble in the western border for more than a hundred years. They rebelled and surrendered at times, and it was always difficult for the court to completely subjugate them.
Not only that, years of conquests have exhausted the prefectures and counties, costing tens of thousands. Therefore, although the Qiang and Hu are an external danger on the frontier, they are also an internal disease. If they are not eliminated, it will be difficult to cure the troubles and diseases. "
Wang Bin nodded in agreement and said: "Now the center of the imperial court is in Chang'an. Now that the army is gathering and stationed in Guanzhong, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to solve the Qiang and Hu problem in one fell swoop."
Zhao Wen was filled with contempt when he saw that Wang Bin only agreed with him but could not offer any useful advice. If such a mediocre person was not the emperor's uncle, how could he hold the Northern Army and discuss with them in the same room?
Politics?
Looking at Wang Bin's thin figure and dull expression, Zhao Wen felt jealous for no reason, and said bitterly in his heart: 'We'll see what kind of climate you Wang can have in a few days!'
His words were not false. Although Wang Bin was one of the first people to follow the emperor, the emperor did not seem to have any intention of relying too much on Wang Bin except for letting Wang Bin serve as the lieutenant general of the Northern Army. Especially after Wang Yun was dismissed,
The reward Wang Bin received was only a title of Boyang Tinghou, and there was no promotion in official rank.
Moreover, the most popular relative in the court recently is not Wang Bin, but the Sili school captain Dong Cheng.
In order to repay the former Empress Dowager Dong for raising him, the emperor not only appointed Dong Cheng as Sili Xiaowei and named Wucheng Pavilion Marquis, but also allowed him to open a palace and admitted his daughter Dong into the palace as a noble.
You must know that since the Han Dynasty, only three Dukes and generals can open a government. To open a government is to establish a government office, select your own staff, and if you can build a bureaucratic team yourself. Let Dong Cheng open a government, although he does not give him the power to record the minister, but it is undoubtedly
This clearly shows the emperor's intention to let Dong Cheng rise to become the fourth force in the court besides Ma Rixi, Yang, and Zhao Qian.
Dong Cheng, on the other hand, was not at all low-key and humble because he had been a rebel. Instead, he was wanton and arrogant, criticizing the government. Especially in the matter of the establishment of the Queen, he was picky about the two nobles Fu and Song, and anyone with a discerning eye knew it.
He intends to make his daughter his queen.
Although I don’t know why the emperor treated Dong Cheng so favorably, under the circumstances, not only Zhao Wen, but also a large number of people were badmouthing the future of his cousin Wang family.
Zhao Wen came to his senses and heard Yang Qi raise objections: "...if we want to solve the Qiang problem in one fell swoop, we must first use heavy troops to force them, and then show them gentleness. What the court needs to do now is to appease Guandong and restore order.
, it’s really not appropriate to spend too much thought on Qiang and Hu.”
Yang Zhong also followed up and said: "Since the imperial court launched the 'Sanming', the arrogance of the Qiang rebellion has gradually faded. During the Zhongping period, General Huangfu conquered the Qiang rebellion and captured countless Liang. During the war, there was no one who could raise an army to revolt."
.In addition, the rebel leaders Han Sui and Ma Teng have already sent people to surrender and will arrive in Chang'an in the near future. Once these two surrender, the imperial court can take advantage of the situation to conquer Liangzhou and select capable ministers to promote culture and education."
The emperor did not express his position, but nodded silently, turned to look at Zhao Wen, and asked, "What do you think of the Wei Wei?"
Zhao Wen did not expect that the emperor would suddenly ask him. He knew that the emperor wanted to consider the opinions of all parties. Now Shisun Rui proposed that the court's future policy focus should be on controlling the Qiang, while Yang proposed that the court should focus on controlling the Qiang.
Soothe Kanto.
At this point in the discussion, the two parties were not so much fighting over the governance of the Qiang as they were fighting over the political line of the imperial court.
No matter which side the emperor prefers and which route he chooses as the focus of the court's future governance, whichever side will receive a large amount of political resources.
The forces of Zhao Wen and his brother Zhao Qian, as one of the three pillars of the DPRK, naturally have to plan for their own interests.
Due to Huang Wan's relationship, Zhao Qian has become very close to the Yang family recently, and Zhao Wen's position is no exception in favor of the Yang family. He pretended to think deeply: "Liang and Qiang have been in chaos and have been eradicated many times. Although there are still rebellions today,
, but the problem of scabies. Therefore, I also agree with the words of the servants. In the local area, care should be the main thing, and Han Sui and Ma Teng should focus on wining over."
Seeing that most of the ministers did not support the imperial court's focus on the Qiang and Hu in Liangzhou, although the emperor was a little disappointed, he did not mean to force it. At this time, after the successive eradication of Liangzhou by the "Sanming", the Qiang and Hu
Their vitality has long been severely damaged, and without a hundred years of time to recuperate, the Qiang and Hu can't make waves at all. This is something that history has proven, whether it is Ma Chao's rebellion or the Liangzhou counties' rebellion against Cao Wei, although there are
Some Qiang and Hu participated, but the main participants were still Han people. Strictly speaking, it was not Qiang chaos.
Although the emperor wanted to send troops to exterminate the Qiang and Hu tribes that would cause trouble in China in the future, he still had to weigh the costs and gains and losses. If the heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Qiang and Hu tribes caused the rebellion of the Liang and Hu tribes to continue, it would threaten the imperial court's strategy of hiding in Guanzhong.
, and dragging the army into the quagmire of national wars, thus making the Kwantung princes more powerful. This is undoubtedly a thing that outweighs the gains and losses.
In addition, Ma Rixi, Shi Sunrui and others were too powerful in the court. From a political point of view, the emperor felt that it was necessary to suppress them appropriately.
After deliberation for a long time, the emperor finally did not choose the eradication plan that Shisun Rui and Wang Bin agreed with. He planned to use a gentle policy to stabilize the aliens first. Only when the emperor at least had a stable rear, could he be free to deal with the Qiang and Hu.
"Now the imperial court is just recuperating, and it is not appropriate to use weapons rashly. Therefore, when dealing with the Qiang and Hu, we should focus on restraining the waist and attacking the heart." The emperor said slowly, setting the tone for the matter: "I intend to separate Jincheng and Jiuquan.
, the four counties of Dunhuang and Zhangye, among which four counties were divided from Jincheng County, along Xianhai, Yungu, Yanchi and other places to build Xihai County; then Zhangye's Juyan vassal state was changed to Juyan County. These six counties are called Liangzhou,
Han Sui was appointed governor and stationed in Jincheng."
Everyone was shocked. They did not expect that the emperor would pay such a high price in order to stabilize the situation in the western border.
The emperor continued to say: "Ma Teng should be relegated to a high position and stay in Chang'an. If the two forces are divided, it will be difficult to gather a crowd to fight."