To be honest, Wang Yi was really a good official. The people in Hedong also supported Wang Yi because of his outstanding political achievements and did not want Wang Yi to leave.
One is the local emperor, and most of them can have the final say at the local level. When he is transferred to the capital, his official position is higher, but his power is gone. Of course, Wang Yi is not willing to be transferred and resign to become a high-ranking official without real power.
He took several measures to resist the imperial order. On the one hand, he sent thousands of soldiers and horses to block the crossing of the Yellow River and prevent Du Ji from entering the country and taking office smoothly. On the other hand, he sent his subordinates Wei Gu and Fan Xian, respectively, to
He went to negotiate with Zhong Yao and expressed his **, saying that the people asked Wang Yi to stay. Wang Yi and others thought that as long as they expressed their **, they could cancel the conscription and distance themselves from the resistance and rebellion.
He and his subordinates have never thought of rebelling until now.
But his actions made Zhong Yao, who had always thought that there was no big problem, very angry. Zhong Yao came back from Xudu because he had to sit in Luoyang to arrange the preparations for Cao Zhi's expedition to Guanzhong. Zhong Yao himself did not even go to Hedong.
He just sent someone to send the imperial edict to Hedong. He thought that Wang Yi would definitely implement it without any objection, but this Wang Yi of Hedong, who had always been obedient and honest in the past, became so bold that he dared to change his ways and disobey the order.
Zhong Yao, who had given a guarantee in front of Cao Zhi, naturally would not agree to the request to visit Wei Gu and Fan Xian. Instead, he strictly ordered Wang Yi to hand over the seal as soon as possible and let Du Ji take over without any tricks.
Wang Yi was also an upright person. At this time, the emperor's edict had been issued, and Du Ji, the newly appointed governor of Hedong, had already detoured to Hedong by crossing the Yellow River and entered Hedong territory, and came to take office on a bicycle. Du Ji was very resourceful.
Taking office without troops and horses, Wang Yi and others did not dare to fall out with the court, or even embarrass Du Ji.
Wang Yi, who had no choice but to do anything, was so angry that he took the seal with him and ran to Xudu to talk to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
Zhong Yao was a very resourceful and intelligent person. He did not expect Wang Yi to have such an attitude. He thought that he had lost his responsibility and failed to handle things well, so he wrote a letter of self-impeachment and plead guilty, and asked Cao Zhi to send Xiahou Dun's troops in advance to lead them.
The troops entered Hedong and controlled the troops of Wei Gu and Fan Xian under Wang Yi, clearing the way for Du Ji to take office and ensuring that everything goes smoothly.
But Zhong Yao ran into trouble again, and the problem arose with Du Ji. He made a lot of preparations for Du Ji to take office smoothly, but it seemed that Du Ji was very ungrateful and refused Zhong Yao's arrangements.
He and Wang Yi's subordinates dealt with the deep-rooted local forces in Hedong.
People like Du Ji had to wait a long time before they had the opportunity to reach a position where they could display their talents. How could they let Zhong Yao use force to help him?
Du Ji knew very well that as soon as Zhong Yao sent an army to station in Hedong, he would be able to come to power smoothly. But how to use Du Ji's personal talents? Du Ji could not let the opportunity that was already in front of him slip away, and he could not let it go in Xudu.
Cao Zhi, who had already laid out a big picture, was disappointed!
As a subordinate of Zhong Yao, Du Ji first expressed his love for the people and his own plans to Zhong Yao. He believed that there were 30,000 households in Hedong County. Everyone wanted to live and work in peace and contentment, and not everyone wanted to follow anyone to cause trouble, so he did not want Zhong Yao.
Yao sent troops to him.
He privately wrote a letter to Cao Zhi saying: If Zhong Yao sends troops to enter the country at this time, the people in Hedong will be coerced by Wei Gu and others, and may even fight to the death. If General Xiahou cannot win in the first time, then the people in Hedong will
The situation in this area was in chaos, no longer under their control, and no longer what the Prime Minister wanted.
Du Ji took up the post of governor of Hedong this time. He was personally summoned by Cao Zhi and mentioned the main tasks. Du Ji wanted to do a good job and do this task well, so he did not think that Cao Zhi's army was now stationed there.
It will be helpful in this task. If we can not use soldiers and horses, but have Du Ji here to muddy the water in Hedong first, so that the powerful people in Guanzhong and the people in Bingzhou can see the opportunity to take advantage of it, that would be the best. Du Ji
I don't want to follow Zhong Yao's plan and force the local forces in Hedong so early. This will not only cause the loss of the people in Hedong, but it is also not the best time to cooperate with Cao Zhi's western expedition.
Now Wei Gu and others did not openly oppose the imperial court. They just rejected the new governor under the banner of the old governor. They did not dare to actually kill him as the new governor. They could only pretend to accept me, Du Ji.
Du Ji promised Zhong Yao that as long as he stayed in Hedong for more than a month, he would be able to find a way to subdue them. According to Cao Zhi's request, the leaders of Bingzhou and the powerful people in Guanzhong believed that they could gain access to the other party through Hedong.
The advantages of union.
In the end, Zhong Yao was persuaded by Du Ji and agreed to his plan. So, Du Ji started working in the east of the river without waiting for the arrival of the backup army.
Hedong County Governor Wei Gu was an old friend of Du Ji. The two had known each other for a long time and had a certain affection for each other. However, Fan Xian, the general of Zhonglang, had no friendship with Du Ji. As soon as they met, he planned to kill Du Ji.
idea.
Fan Xian said to Wei Gu: "If you want to be a tiger, but are afraid of eating human flesh, what kind of tiger is it? If you don't kill Du Ji now, there will be trouble in the future."
Wei Gu was hesitant. After all, killing Du Ji was tantamount to rebellion. Wei Gu asked Fan Xian, can we defeat Cao Zhi in the rebellion? Do we have the strength to stand on our own now, can we rebel?
Fan Xian didn't care. He was not as scrupulous as Wei Gu, and now that Wang Yi was gone, he became even more unscrupulous. In order to warn and threaten Du Ji, Fan Xian successively killed the governor of Hedong County and others for various reasons.
More than thirty subordinate officials.
As for Du Ji, he just pretended to be a grandson and was submissive, without any special reaction. Wei Gu and Fan Xian saw that Du Ji was weak and could be bullied, so they gave up their intention to kill. Wei Gu even said to Fan Xian: "Kill him."
He has no meaning. Instead, he will attract the reviling of the world, saying that we killed the commander. With Cao Zhi’s attention and counterattack, it’s better to just leave it like this! It seems that we can control him, or we should just keep it with Cao Zhixu.
Bar!"
Fan Xian agreed to Wei Gu's proposal and held an inauguration ceremony to appoint Du Ji as the governor of Hedong.
In order to further paralyze Wei Gu and Fan Xian, Du Ji solemnly stated: "The Wei family and the Fan family are famous families in Hedong. All matters in the county depend on you two. I am just sitting back and enjoying the results. However, the country has
The rules of the country and the etiquette between superiors and subordinates cannot be discarded. If anything happens, everyone must discuss it together."
Wei Gu and Fan Xian both agreed, and Du Ji gave them formal appointments, with Wei Gu as the commander-in-chief and concurrently as the county magistrate and meritorious officer. The more than 3,000 generals and soldiers in the county were all led by Zhonglang General Fan Xian.
This was equivalent to giving all the real power of the county to Wei Gu and Fan Xian. The two men were relieved and no longer wary of Du Ji.
Du Ji was able to save his life in the light of swords and shadows. In addition to his own resourcefulness, Zhong Yao's external support could not be ignored. Zhong Yao and Xiahou Dun's army could arrive at any time outside Hedong, so Wei Gu and Fan Xian did not dare to attack Du Ji in the short term.
Take action.
Since Wei Gu and Fan Xian had mastered the actual power in Hedong, for their own future safety and to make a difference in troubled times, they were tempted and frequently contacted by some powerful people in Guanzhong and Bingzhou. In addition, they also
After seeing clearly the special nature of his geographical location, he became ambitious and began to dream of becoming a prince.
But their current strength is too small. If they want to become a powerful force in this troubled world, they must expand their army.
In Weigu, when Fan Xian was preparing to recruit troops for a big war, Du Ji did not openly oppose Wei Gu and Fan Xian's expansion. Instead, he used a destructive trick. He said to Wei Gu and Fan Xian: "If you want to do something big,
, you must win the hearts and minds of the people and let them support you. Now that you are recruiting troops openly, the people must think that a war is about to happen, and they are afraid. The people have fled before the soldiers have been recruited. It is better to use money and quietly recruit one after another.
Soldiers. Anyone among the common people who wants money can become a soldier."
The two big families, Wei Gu and Fan Xian, were both local families in Hedong. They were very wealthy and powerful in the local area, so they agreed to this method and began to spread gold, silver and copper coins.
However, when recruiting troops, under Du Ji's secret instructions, the generals and commanders everywhere learned to take advantage of the empty pay. In the end, in order to get more free pay, they resorted to massive fraud, signing up more and recruiting fewer troops, causing dozens of riots.
The genius stopped. Wei Gu and Fan Xian spent a lot of money, but in fact they did not recruit many soldiers.
Then, Du Ji gave Wei Gu another crooked idea. He said: "Everyone cares about their family the most. Our generals, school administrators, and officials cannot go home at ordinary times, and they are very complaining. It is better to give them a holiday. When something happens, we will give them a holiday."
It won’t be too difficult to convene again. This is a way to unite people.”
Wei Gu and Fan Xian, who were confused and stupid, agreed again in order to win people's hearts. In this way, Wei Gu and Fan Xian's closest minions were successfully dismissed by Du Ji. And Du Ji himself did a lot of persuasion work in private
, quietly united a group of people who supported him. It had been exactly one month since Du Ji entered Hedong. But through his intelligence and clever arrangements, everything was done for Cao Zhi to create a situation for conquering the west.
Prepare.
Du Ji did not disappoint Cao Zhi, Zhong Yao and everyone who was concerned about what was going to happen in Guanzhong. Just as Du Ji was getting ready, Cao Zhi was preparing to completely force Ma Chao to rebel in Xudu, and he also entered the closing circle.
stage.
In December of the seventh year of Jian'an, Ma Teng sat majestically on a Xiliang green horse, followed by his two sons, Ma Tie and Ma Xiu. Wherever the three passed by, officials from all over the country were frightened, and county and county officials blocked the way.
Kowtow and salute.
Ma Teng's brigade stopped in the suburbs 20 miles away from Xuchang and sent someone to notify Cao Zhi. In order to express his deep feelings for Ma Teng's arrival in Beijing, Cao Zhi had already sent marching staff Huang Kui to the front station 20 miles away to receive him.
He met Ma Teng and his entourage, preparing to personally welcome him into the city to meet the emperor.
Ma Teng was moved for a while by Cao Zhi's high-level and gracious arrangement, but Ma Dai, who was in the rear, immediately reminded Ma Teng to be careful of Cao Zhi's tricks outside the city, and took the opportunity to have Ma Teng captured.