On the ninth day of December, after a long period of thinking and weighing, Cao Cao finally gave up his past ambitions and led his crowd to Luoyang to meet with Wang Yu. In a harmonious and positive atmosphere, the two sides reached a number of consensuses. Three days later, Cao Cao officially took over the throne of the empire.
The Prime Minister began to coordinate the government affairs of the whole country.
It consists of six ministries: commerce, industry, agriculture, household, government and goods.
Among them, there is no need to go into details about agriculture, industry and commerce. The Ministry of Household Affairs is mainly responsible for population co-ordination. The Ministry of Government Affairs was conceived by Wang Yu and was specifically responsible for investigating and collecting various intelligences to study and review various policies and provide a basis for the upper-level decision-making. As for the cultivation of goods, now
It only focuses on coinage, but it is the financial sector of the future.
Even with Cao Cao's old ways, Leng Ding was a little confused when he encountered so many new things, and he was busy day and night, unable to do anything.
Tian Feng, who had handed over the title of Prime Minister, had no time to breathe a sigh of relief. He was appointed by Wang Yu as the imperial censor.
His primary job is to supervise legislation, and his basic responsibilities are to review relevant laws, decrees, treaties, and other matters related to the legal system. In addition, he also has to oversee the supervision of officials across the country, as well as supervise and guide local law enforcement work.
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In short, this is the prototype of the legal department of later generations. It will be split and refined according to changes in the future, but now it is this kind of big yamen that can be grasped at once.
It has two major departments: the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department. Shen Pei, Man Chong, Li Yan and Fazheng all serve in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Wang Yu himself was relatively simple. He appointed himself Taiwei and commanded the world's troops under the title of General of Hussars.
This was set up according to the Three Officials of the Han system. In addition, Wang Yu also appointed his father-in-law Cai Yong as Guang Luxun. He handed over the responsibilities of personnel and education to this yamen, with Xun Yu and Zhong Yao as his deputies.
Kong Rong was appointed as Taichang. This yamen is basically equivalent to the Ministry of Rites in the Song and Ming Dynasties. It is responsible for etiquette, sacrifices, compilation of history, compilation of music for formal occasions, etc. It just does not have the responsibilities of divination and scientific research. The former is
No need, the latter is a matter of division of powers and responsibilities.
In addition, Wang Yu also set up an imperial physician order, with Hua Tuo as the chief order, Zhang Zhongjing and Zhang Ning as his deputies; he was responsible for public security, which was equivalent to the Weiwei Department of the later Metropolitan Police Department. Lu Bu, who was injured and could no longer go to the battlefield, became the chief
As the director of the department; Zong Zheng, who is responsible for handling royal affairs, is appointed by Chen Lin; Da Hong is responsible for diplomacy, and so on...
On the surface, Wang Yu gave up some of his power. In fact, the important positions were still in the hands of the old Qingzhou ministry. The six yamen under Cao Cao were held by Mi Zhu, Ma Jun, Guoyuan, Xun You, Guo Jia and Wang Xiu respectively.
It seems that Cao Cao has three old ministries, but in fact, the power of the Ministry of Industry is more concentrated in Huang Yueying's hands. Xun You is responsible for statistics, Guo Jia is responsible for collecting and analyzing intelligence, and Cao Cao, the prime minister, is a pure coolie.
, has no power to appoint or remove officials. How can the prime minister take charge of the government?
Fortunately, Cao Cao did not expect that Wang Yu would change his mind and give up power, so he was not too disappointed.
However, Mi Heng's appointment has aroused a lot of doubts. Da Honglu is responsible for diplomacy. According to tradition, he is even responsible for communication with the vassal states. Usually, he will find a good old man who is highly respected and mellow.
Mi Heng's foul mouth...
However, Wang Yu's answer was very domineering. He said that in the future, the great man will not need all the nations to come to court, but what he wants is for me to come. I will see and I will conquer!
Want to engage in diplomacy with a big man? Then you have to be prepared for all kinds of anger.
As for the vassal states, that is an internal issue. We are in charge of it now. Maybe some department will be set up to take charge of it in the future.
After completing the adjustments in the court, Wang Yu notified Chen Lin to return to depose the emperor, depose Liu Zhang, the emperor established by Cao Cao, and restore Liu Xie, who had gone through hardships and no longer looked like a young man, to the throne again.
Of course, this emperor is just a decoration. In the future, he may become a totem of religious beliefs, but he will definitely have no connection with power.
Whatever Liu Xie was thinking was not allowed by the ministers, but at least he was very calm when he was being met by the ministers.
In the past six months, he followed Chen Lin to many places and saw too much suffering among the people and the devastation of life. According to Wang Yu's instructions, wherever he went, Chen Lin would discuss with the young man what would happen if the latter took control of the world.
, how to avoid these situations?
Of course Liu Xie couldn't answer. Not to mention him, a young emperor who had never had any power for a long time. Even his fathers and ancestors had never really handled actual government affairs. Even if they could barely argue a few words, it would be useless.
Shenghua, the opponent of the talented Chen Caizi?
After these events, Liu Xie was fully mentally prepared for the deprivation of power. He began to formally consider whether it would be a better choice for the Liu family to give up power and only retain glory.
The military generals did not participate in this merit-discussion and reward, and their hearts were not here in the first place.
The preparations for the Southern Expedition are still in full swing, and the fighting in Yizhou, thousands of miles away, is already in full swing.
With Cao Cao's surrender, Cao Hong, who was guarding Sanguan, finally opened the pass. Xu Shu, Pan Zhang, and Ma Zhong led 20,000 Yulin elites, plus the Yinwu Army led by Taishi Ci, Gao Shun, and Wei Yan drove straight in.
Zhang Lu, who originally defended Hanzhong, did not dare to resist. After a short negotiation, he finally chose to surrender, and Hanzhong was settled without a fight.
Liu Yan was shocked when he heard the news. He quickly mobilized General Zhang Ren, led Liu Wei, Leng Bao, Deng Xian and other lieutenants, as well as 30,000 Yizhou soldiers to attack. This army was originally prepared to go out to Sichuan to reinforce Cao Cao, but it was omitted.
Time to assemble.
The two sides started a fierce battle at the foot of Baishui Pass.
Although Zhang Ren is a good general, the Yizhou Army has not fought a major battle in many years and is no match for the Qingzhou Army, which has experienced hundreds of battles. Mountain warfare, which they are proud of, has not been practiced in the Taihang Mountains for a long time. There are Pan Zhang, Ma
Xu Shujun's opponent was led by an expert like Zhong.
What's more deadly is the Hidden Mist Army. This army is already very strong, and the three generals leading it are even more powerful. Zhang Ren was just an oversight that wasn't considered an oversight, and he actually got a way out.
Shun cut off message.
In a hurry, Zhang appointed Liu Sui and Leng Bao to lead 10,000 troops to come back for reinforcements, thinking that they could at least drive Gao Shun away first. As a result, the two generals were attacked at night just before they reached the halfway point. The three generals of Yinwu each led hundreds of soldiers.
They were attacked from three sides. Wei Yan killed Liu Guang in formation, and Taishi Ci captured Leng Bao alive. The entire army of 10,000 Shu soldiers was wiped out.
When the news reached Baishui Pass, the whole army was in an uproar, and even Zhang Ren could not suppress it. After Xu Shu learned the news, he took the opportunity to attack violently. The Yizhou army collapsed on the spot. Zhang Ren managed to escape among the chaos, while Deng Xian was routed.
Trampled to death.
This bad news dealt a heavy blow to Lao Liu Yan. He vomited blood and fainted on the spot. It took him a full day to wake up. When he woke up, he could not speak. He could not move or act. He could only point with his eyes.
His two sons were in charge, assisted by two brothers, Sima Lang and Sima Yi.
The Sima brothers did not give in. The hatred between the Sima family and Wang Yu was deep and there was no room for retreat. They had no choice but to fight to the end. Liu Yan beheaded his envoys and destroyed the book that day, which was certainly due to ambition. But it was not without the persuasion of the Sima brothers.
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The two brothers discussed for a while and made the decision that Sima Lang would stay in Chengdu to take charge of the overall situation, while Sima Yi would lead the army to fight.
He transferred the famous general Yan Yan from Bajun, and based on his observations during this period, he promoted Zhang Yi, Lei Tong and other generals with acceptable abilities but low status. Then he mobilized 20,000 soldiers and horses to go to Jiange to join Zhang Ren.
The remaining soldiers resisted the Central Plains soldiers and horses who were pursuing the victory.
It was snowing heavily. The two armies were not at war, but were temporarily in a stalemate.
While the battle in Yizhou continued, the reception of Jingzhou and preparations for the southern expedition were also in progress.
On December 22nd, after much planning, Zhuge Liang appeared in Jiangxia and officially started a dialogue with Zhou Yu.
No one knows what the two people said, neither the people involved nor the historians of later generations. This conversation lasted until the Lantern Festival of the next year, for a full twenty-four days!
In the end, this negotiation or debate ended with Zhuge Liang successfully persuading Zhou Yu.
When the news came back to Luoyang, Wang Yu was overjoyed. When the spring warmed up the next year, the vigorous Southern Expedition began. The first to be dispatched was the navy.
At the beginning of the Central Plains War, Chen Deng and his son from Guangling decided to side with Qingzhou. From then on, Wang Yu began to prepare for the southern expedition. In addition to intelligence infiltration, the most important preparation he made was to
A naval base will be built offshore Guangling.
The specific location is on a sandbank east of Hailing and north of the estuary of the Yangtze River.
Wang Yu initially thought that the place called Hu Douzhou was Chongming Island, but later he compared the location and found that it was wrong. It was too far north.
However, this detail is irrelevant. What is important is that the location of this island is very good. From the map, it can overlook the counties and counties along the coast of Jiangdong. From here, the Jiangdong Army can either concentrate its forces on the Jiangkou battle or not fight at all.
It's just impossible to prevent.
From a defensive point of view, Hu Douzhou is closer to Guangling and can quickly send troops for reinforcements. The territory Wang Yu promised to the Chen family and his sons was the main island of the later Japanese country, which is now Dongsan Island. During the Central Plains War, the Chen family
The handover of territory has already begun, and at the same time, people have been sent to explore the East Three Islands.
Today's Dongsan Island has a limited population and is still uncivilized. Large-scale immigration is not realistic. What Wang Yu wants is just the resources on that island, so he simply leaves it to the Chen family and his son. With this father and son,
As long as you treat this place as your own backyard and manage it carefully, you will definitely see the results soon. It will be much less troublesome than cultivating it yourself.
Currently in charge of Guangling's defense are Lu Su and Huang Zhong, as well as deputy generals Xu Sheng and Li Bin. The main composition of the army is the 20,000 Thunder Army. Coupled with Gan Ning's navy, the lineup is extremely powerful.
Before Sun Ce's death, he was very vigilant about Guangling and deployed many targeted defensive measures. After Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan was busy taking over power. While various forces in Jiangdong were fighting for power, they placed all their hopes on guarding against Qingzhou.
For a moment, Biao Chengchen and Zhou Yu didn't even care about sea defense.
As a result, after Gan Ning received the order, he immediately attacked quickly and went all the way south, fighting and walking. Wujun and the coastal areas of Kuaiji were surrounded by smoke, and everything was in danger!
His tactics were very simple, which was to land and raid weak points. Relying on the support and guidance of the intelligence system presided over by Pang Tong, Jinfan was invincible wherever he went, and everyone along the coast was in danger.
Sun Quan could not care about consolidating his power. He was busy putting out fires and rescue operations for several months. Half of the 100,000 troops in Jiangdong were concentrated in the coastal areas.
As a result, at this moment, bad news came from the west. Zhou Yu led Jiangxia's 20,000 mountain Vietnamese troops and more than 10,000 naval troops to surrender, and the gate to the east and west of Jiangxia was opened.
Without the obstruction of the Jiangxia army, Zhou Cang's navy flowed down the river without any scruples. They fought in Chaisang and Pengze, and easily captured Lu Dai.
The Huainan Army joined forces. First, it defeated the main naval force of the Jiangdong Army at Niuzhukou, and then quickly transported Zhang Liao's army to land and attack Stone City!
Sun Quan did not bother to continue to struggle with Gan Ning, and quickly returned to fight. He confronted Zhang Liao in Moling, temporarily blocking the Qingzhou Army's offensive.
However, Jiangdong, which has lost Jiangfang, is too fragile. Under the attack of the superior enemy, it is difficult to take care of the beginning and the end.
The first bad news came from Dantu. Zhou Cang's navy did not sit idle after successfully transporting Zhang Liao's army to land. They continued to sail eastward and met up with Huang Zhong and Lu Su's Thunder Army at Jiangdu Port. After landing, they did not stop.
Strive to continuously conquer Dantu and Qu'a.
As good fortune never comes in pairs, misfortunes never come singly. More deadly news came one after another. Gan Ning, who had been relying on the advantage of the sea to fight guerrillas, suddenly became more aggressive. He landed in Lou County with 3,000 soldiers and captured Wuxian County with a night attack!
Sun Quan didn't need to look at the map to know what a dangerous situation he was about to face.
Three strong forces!
Attacked from three sides!
He immediately made a decision. He immediately gave up Moling and ran southward, trying to escape to a safer place before the three Qingzhou Army troops encircled him. As for the territory that had been lost and was about to be lost, he could no longer care about it.
Originally, it was also a way to go west to Leize to fight guerrillas. Yan Baihu relied on this move to hold back Sun Ce. But Sun Quan did not dare to do so. The two generals of the Qingzhou Navy were both water bandits, and they were very familiar with the Jianghu.
Those methods were all too familiar, and Sun Quan didn't think he could pull off any new tricks in front of these two people.
He could only flee south. If he could retreat to Kuaiji in time, it would be best to rely on the Qiantang River to rebuild his defense line. If that didn't work, he could even consider escaping to Yongning or even Dongzhi.
Sun Quan did not dare to surrender because Zhou Yu's betrayal frightened him. He was not sure what conditions Zhou Yu had negotiated with Wang Yu. What if he wanted to sacrifice his own life in memory of his brother?
He did not kill his brother with his own hands, but this matter did have a lot to do with him. Zhou Yu's relationship with his brother was closer than that of himself. Who can guarantee that his condition did not cost his own life?
When Sun Quan fled to Wanling, his army had shrunk by nearly half. When he arrived at Yuqian, less than one-third of his troops were left. But he was very pleased, because if he walked another fifty miles east, he would reach Qiantang.
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However, when he finally arrived at Qiantang City, he was horrified to see that the flag flying at the top of the city was actually a large flag with Chinese characters on a red background and black characters!
He forgot how high Gan Ning's naval mobility was. He returned to the coast from Wujun, then boarded a ship and chased him in a big circle. His speed was still faster than running on two feet, and much faster!
Sun Quan could only continue to flee, fleeing to a place where the Qingzhou army could not catch up, but did such a place really exist?
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There is no accurate information about Sun Quan's final whereabouts. During his escape, his army was completely defeated. Most of the Jiangdong clans gave up halfway, either died in the rebel army or were captured by the pursuing Qingzhou army. Only
Sun Quan persisted until the end.
He fled to Wuyi Mountain with his last few dozen guards, and then a rebellion broke out. Almost all the guards participated in the rebellion, including even Jiang Qin, the general who Sun Quan regarded as his confidant.
They want to use Sun Quan's head to find a way out.
The only person still standing in front of Sun Quan was Zhou Tai. This fierce general's full power was extremely terrifying, killing more than thirty people in one go. Only Jiang Qin relied on his martial arts to escape with injuries.
Of course, such an outbreak would not be without cost. Zhou Tai suffered dozens of injuries, but in a place like this, Hua Tuo would obviously not come to save his life. The Qingzhou Army who conducted a search afterwards found Zhou Tai's body nearby, but Sun Quan's traces were not
He just disappeared, as if this person had never existed in the world.
The fall of Jiangdong dealt a devastating blow to the two forces that were still resisting.
After the spring came, the war in Yizhou resumed. With his resourcefulness and geographical advantages, Sima Yi and Xu Shu were basically on an equal footing in Jiange. However, the good times did not last long, and the news of Jiangdong's army's retreat soon spread to Yizhou.
The morale of the Yizhou army began to be unstable.
At this time, Sima Yi received the bad news about Gao Shun and Wei Yan who sneaked across the Yinping Trail and even defeated Jiangyou and Mianzhu.
As in history, the Yizhou separatist forces were no longer able to resist, and flags were raised and lowered in various places. Chengdu was the first to set an example. Among Sima Yi's troops, Yan Yan, Lei Tong, Zhang Yi and others surrendered one after another. Even in history,
Zhang Ren, who would rather die than surrender, was not exempt from the common deeds.
Sima Yi could only embark on the road of escape with a remaining army like Sun Quan. His goal was Yunnan.
His run fulfilled Taishi Ci's wishes. Taishi Ci, who was eager for a life-long event, roped in his two brothers and pursued him with three thousand hidden fogs. Along the way, he eliminated more than a dozen tribes that had been bewitched by Sima Yi, and at the same time, he also won over another tribe.
Some tribes have no intention of confronting the Central Plains.
Finally, by the Dianchi Lake, he met the person of his destiny.
According to Taishi Ci's own statement later, he and his beloved wife fell in love at first sight and were inseparable. However, according to Wei Yan, an eyewitness at the scene, there was an earth-shattering battle. The final result was that the Sima brothers were beheaded, and Taishi Ci robbed no one.
And return.
Due to the huge differences between the two, the official finally adopted the statement of another eyewitness, Gao Shun.
His original words were this: "There was indeed a battle, but it was not as exaggerated as the article leader said. It was just a duel. Ziyi connected with Zhu Rong's twenty-seven flying knives with his bare hands, convinced the opponent, and hugged the beauty
Return. As for the earth-shattering battle that Wei Yan mentioned, it was probably when a wedding was held here later. According to those who went to Qianggen according to local customs, including Wen Chang, it was said that a seven-capture battle was performed that night.
As for the specific situation of the Seventh Column's good show, I don't know yet."
According to the historian's recollection, the expression on Gao Shun's face at that time was pure confusion.
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The last resistance force was Liu Bei's thousands of soldiers in the Dabie Mountains.
In fact, the real crackdown had not started at all. Liu Bei had an informant in Jiangxia. After discovering that Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu started spying, he felt that something was wrong.
When Zhou Cangdong came and Zhou Yu changed his banner, Liu Bei completely gave up his luck.
He was much smarter than Sun Quan and Sima Yi. He did not engage in any drama of fleeing thousands of miles alone, but directly dismissed the troops, leaving only his old buddy Jian Yong who was unwilling to abandon him. Taking advantage of the chaos and chaos everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, he The two of them went on the road together, heading south, and then disappeared into the sea of people.
Some people say that he went to Jiaozhou to live in seclusion incognito; others say that he went to farther places by relying on the simplified version of the map in the decree.
But no one cares anymore, because a new era is beginning, and the people and things in the past are just like the water rolling eastward, disappearing into the white waves. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster !
ps: It’s not the ending, there is a finale later, but I really couldn’t write it out today.