"If you enter the space with no thickness, there will be room for you to be at ease." Zhuangzi, the master of health care.
The emperor pondered for a while and suddenly asked Zhao Wen: "When was the last batch of grain and grass allocated?"
The supply of grain and grass for the Southern Expedition was handled locally by Wei Duan, Shejian and others. At the central level, Sikong Zhao Wen was in charge of the overall situation. He immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the last batch of grain and grass was allocated fifteen days ago.
Since then, Sili Xiaowei and other troops have relied on Wei Duan, the governor of Wudu, to collect local wheat and grain, as well as a large amount of money and grain captured from the camps of thieves such as Dou Mao, the king of Wudu. Nowadays, although the food and grass are
There isn’t much left, but it can probably be used for a while.”
Dong Cheng said as a reminder: "Your Majesty, since the grain from Hanzhong is available, the imperial court does not need to spend hundreds of thousands of wheat and millet to supply the front. Rather than wasting this grain in vain during transportation, it is better to keep it for other uses.
, the drought has become severe this year, if we don’t prepare more food and grass for relief, I’m afraid the imperial court will collapse due to the hard work in recent years.”
The treasury in Hanzhong has not been looted or destroyed, and the warehouses and grains have been preserved. Pei Mao's memorial only gave a rough estimate of 300,000 to 400,000 dan, which was enough for an army of 100,000 for two months. These two
Isn't it possible to capture Yizhou within a month?
The reason why Dong Cheng said this was probably because the Xuanzhao sent fast cavalry, and when a new official took office, the prefect Wang Lang, who was responsible for arranging grain and grass, could not keep up with the speed of the light cavalry.
If Pei Mao can open the palace to withdraw money and food before Wang Lang arrives, during this period of unsupervised time, if he is slightly negligent, others will take advantage of him, and he will be beaten for it when discussing his merits afterwards.
Discount.
Overtly or covertly, Dong Cheng was scheming against Pei Mao, but he chose to use a trick that had no impact and jeopardized the interests of the overall situation. The reason was also very fair. For Pei Mao, this was not a sign of personal character.
In the test of sex and ability, if you suffer a loss afterwards, you cannot blame others entirely.
The emperor thought about it seriously and felt that even if the character of the generals at the front such as Pei Mao was to be tested, he must be fully prepared. What's more, in comparison at this time, since there is no shortage of food and grass in Hanzhong, then this batch of food to be distributed
Military supplies can be put to good use elsewhere, which is also in line with the perspective of optimal allocation.
So he nodded and said: "That's what we're talking about. However, this drought not only affects the counties in Guanzhong, Bingzhou, Yongzhou and other places, there have also been reports of little rain, no rain and other weather conditions recently. Therefore, all places must have sufficient reserves.
Coping with the drought. Now, in order to cope with the military expedition to the south, Wudu County has mobilized its people and neglected farming. This year's drought will definitely cause serious damage. Although this batch of grain and grass will no longer be supplied to Pei Mao, it still takes 100,000 yuan according to the original plan.
Stone, wheat and millet are sent from Chang'an to Hanyang for use."
This is what Dong Zhuo wants. The Southern Expedition is the top priority of the imperial court, and its weight is not much lighter than the drought. He has no need and does not dare to secretly send people to Hanzhong to do anything under the eyes of the emperor. This will only lead to more gain than loss.
.So he could only rely on the fact that the clerks guarding the warehouses in Hanzhong County were not clean, and the people who supervised the army's food supply in Pei Mao's army were not all honest men.
Then, he turned to look at Wu Shuo, the last minister with the lowest official rank, and said: "What are you doing here in a daze? Go and draft an edict."
Wu Shuo hurriedly responded a few times, then stood up belatedly, walked to the small case on the side, picked up a pen, and scrawled out some of the edict about what he had just discussed, and then presented it with both hands.
Although Wu Shuo's character is despised by others, he has been at the Chancellery for many years and is familiar with all kinds of literary affairs. He is most familiar with the diction of this kind of imperial edict. He does everything that should be avoided and summarized very appropriately.
Even the emperor couldn't fault this point when he saw it. He took a look at the edict and after confirming that it was correct, he used a Tongguan pen to make a circle around the head of the edict, and then handed it back to him, who was still standing by.
Wu Shuo said: "One more thing, let's say that these 100,000 stone grains are not for them to use immediately after they get them, but they must be stored first for emergencies at any time."
"Your Majesty." Wu Shuo nodded and took over the edict. This edict was only a draft at this time. Only when the emperor made it famous could it be copied, polished, and then sealed into a formal edict and distributed there.
Hanyang County is adjacent to Wudu County to the south and Anding County to the north. It has a large army stationed and a prosperous population. It can be said to be the core county of Yongzhou. One hundred thousand stones, wheat and millet are transported to Hanyang County, which can be used for a variety of purposes and can be responded to at any time.
The military supplies in Hanzhong can not only provide relief to the people affected by the drought in Yongliang, but also make preparations for the Qiang incident in Yongliang nearby.
Despite several urgings from the imperial court, Han Sui, the governor of Liangzhou, still lingered in Jincheng County. At one time, he said that the money and grain levy was not enough, and at another time, he said that the Qiang people from far and near were not attached. In short, he refused to send troops. He had to wait until Pei Mao attacked this time.
After going down to Yangping Pass and seeing that there was no room for repetition in the situation in Hanzhong, he finally made up his mind and led 20 to 30,000 people to besiege Song Jian, who was located in Fanhan and claimed to be the king of Han Dynasty at the head of the river. Before leaving, he also sent an envoy.
Chang'an requested to allocate money and grain for military supplies.
Han Sui was no better than Ma Teng. Ma Teng at least had the identity of the Ma family in Fufeng, and with Ma Rixi as a guarantor, the emperor could still trust him. As for Han Sui, a scholar from Liangzhou, he had been very powerful a long time ago.
He was independent, tended to follow others, and had little loyalty to the Han Dynasty. Not only would the imperial court not allocate food and fodder to a prince who could not be directly controlled by him, but he would also guard against any of his movements.
This point is almost a consensus among several ministers in Chengming Hall.
"Han Sui, the governor of Liangzhou, made several excuses to disobey the imperial edict. Not only did he refuse to move forward, but he also stationed more than 20,000 troops in Yuzhong. This was obviously to wait and see the situation of our army's southern expedition and take advantage of it." Han Sui's actions could not be concealed.
Looking at others, Zhao Wen said bluntly: "I think that Han Sui's mind is focused on the Southern Expedition. If the Southern Expedition is frustrated, they may incite the Qiang and Di to cause rebellion again and use this to invade Yongliang. If the Southern Expedition is going to happen,
Then, they turned to Longxi and followed the imperial edict to attack Song Jian, and it was not too late."
Yuzhong is the easternmost county of Jincheng County. To the southwest is Longxi County where Song Jian is located, and to the southeast is Hanyang County where Yongzhou Governor Zhong Yao and Anji General Zhang Ji and others are located. If Han Sui wanted to send troops from Jincheng to Hanyang,
There was no need to take the road to Yuzhong, but he used the excuse that he would wait for the Qiang people to follow him here, and when the army gathered, he dared to send troops.
"Such behavior is really the work of both sides, and is not the work of a human minister." Dong Cheng suddenly said: "Even if Song Jian is defeated in this battle, they are deceitful and ruthless, which cannot be called loyal to the imperial court."
Although Song Jian in Longxi was weak, he was one of the masterminds of the Qiang rebellion in Liangzhou during the reign of Emperor Xiaoling. He had a high prestige among the Qiang Di in Hexi. The imperial court ordered Han Sui to attack and destroy this rebel group in the past.
The accomplices and seniors, firstly, falsely attacked Guo, and used bluffs to divert the attention of the outside world for the southern expedition to Hanzhong; secondly, they gave Han Sui a formal declaration of surrender to clear his name and show his loyalty to the court.
Zhao Wen frowned, looked at each other with Ma Rixi, Yang Qi and others, and they all understood. They all tacitly agreed not to answer Dong Cheng's words, but said: "No matter what Han Sui's thoughts are, once Song Jian is defeated, Yong
There must be turmoil in the Liang Dynasty. Now is the troubled time. General Anji Zhang Ji should restrain his troops, strictly guard the border, and not start a war without permission."
The Qiang and Di were the most sensitive to the disasters of war. After Song Jian's death, people were bound to be panicked. This forced them to let several nearby key county governors who had attached themselves to the imperial court, such as Wei Duan, the governor of Wudu, Shejian, the governor of Hanyang, and Anding, the governor.
Guo Gong and others were on strict alert.
As the frontline troops to guard against the Qiang, and also the reserve force for the Southern Expedition, General Anji Zhang Ji and Captain Yang Ru, who protected the Qiang, totaled 15,000 people. Hanzhong was settled and there would be no more troubles in Yizhou in the short term.
They also began to turn their attention to Yongliang and other places.
"If Han Sui offers the head of Song Jian and eradicates such rebellion for the court, even if he has ulterior motives, the court should reward him and win him over at this time." The emperor turned a deaf ear to Dong Cheng's eagerness to try and said softly. 11