si-mexico Chapter 624 The Rebel Camp Established? Su Yu: Good riddance!
Chapter 624 The Rebel Camp Established? Su Yu: Good riddance!
Looking at the large team in front of him, Cao Ang felt very gratified.
In addition, with Zhuge Liang, the second-generation head of the Imperial Secretariat, our Ang'er still has a lot of capable people under his command.
"Gentlemen, the Grand Master of Ceremonies, Hua Xin, has sent an urgent report: the Xianbei Chanyu, Kebineng, has recently shown signs of instability and is very likely to invade Jizhou from the south."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yan immediately patted his chest and said:
"This humble general, Wei Yan, volunteered to be the vanguard to deal with those Xianbei traitors!"
Cao Ang nodded and said:
"Wen Chang's courage is commendable, but we need to find out first whether this Xianbei invasion was a sudden event or a deliberate conspiracy."
Everyone present was intelligent.
Including Wei Yan, who was Jia Xu's disciple and had mastered the essence of the Sixth Master.
Pang Tong chuckled:
"Young Master, if we want to verify this matter, we only need to take one step."
"Please, young master, immediately summon Hua Xin to Xuchang in the name of Lord Sikong to report on his duties."
"If he dares to come, it means there's nothing else going on behind the scenes."
"If they dare not, then it proves that Hua Xin was secretly manipulating the Xianbei invasion!"
Cao Ang praised:
"Shiyuan's suggestion is good."
"But in order to prevent the Xianbei from harming our Han people, the main force of Cao Cao's army should immediately move towards Ji and You provinces."
"Also, Wang Ling of Bingzhou should be made to prepare as soon as possible."
Lu Xun volunteered:
"It would be better if I were to go to Bingzhou to urge Wang Ling on."
Cao Ang agreed:
"This matter must be carried out in secret; Hua Xin, Ju Zong, and others must not find out."
"Therefore, the only ones who can help Boyan on the road are the intelligence guards."
Lu Xun immediately cupped his hands in greeting:
"Please rest assured, young master, I will certainly fulfill my mission."
Why did Cao Ang send someone to inform Wang Ling of Bingzhou in advance?
Because Bingzhou is currently in a very awkward situation.
East of Bingzhou are Jizhou and Youzhou, the former territory of the Tianlong people.
To the north lies the grassland where the Xianbei people lived.
To the south is the Yellow River.
To the west lies Liangzhou, but the roads there are extremely rugged and difficult to traverse.
If Hua Xin and Ju Zong were to indeed lead the rebellion in Ji and You provinces, the eastward route from Bing province would be cut off.
At that time, Wang Ling will only have three choices left.
First, he led the Bingzhou army to fight against Hua Xin, Ju Zong, and Ke Bineng.
Second, surrender on the spot.
Third, abandon Bingzhou and cross the Yellow River to the south to find Zhong Yao, or cross mountains and ridges to the west to find Sima Lang.
Currently, General Xiahou Yuan, who is in charge of the Western Expedition, has his troops stationed at the border between Liangzhou and the Western Regions, rather than at the border between Liangzhou and Bingzhou.
Therefore, when Wang Ling arrived in Liangzhou, he could only seek refuge with Sima Lang, not Xiahou Yuan.
Furthermore.
The capable and skilled warriors from Bingzhou, such as Hao Zhao, Zhang Liao, and Guo Huai, were not in Bingzhou at the moment, but were serving in other places.
In the entire Bingzhou, only Wang Ling, the head of a powerful family who was neither a civil official nor a military general, was able to stand up and take responsibility.
To prevent Wang Ling from being caught off guard.
Cao Ang believed that it was necessary to get Wang Ling to mobilize the soldiers in the territory as soon as possible before Hua Xin and Ju Zong could take the next step.
Otherwise, what if you, Wang Ling, can't beat Hua Xin, Ju Zongke, or Bi Neng?
If you accidentally surrender, only to be caught and soundly beaten by Cao Cao's main force, wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Therefore, Lu Xun's mission is also known as "Saving Private Wang Ling"!
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Jizhou
Guangzong
The capital city of Ye has a deputy official appointed by Cao Cao, who has not yet been killed.
Fearing that the news would leak, Hua Xin set up the rebel camp's headquarters in Guangzong.
The key personnel in the council chamber are as follows:
Hua Xin, Ju Zong, Sima Hui, Cui Lin, Lu Zhe, Xu Miao.
In addition, there were several clan heads or eldest sons of prominent families in Ji and You provinces.
Of these, the first three need no further explanation; they are old traitors.
Cui Lin is Cui Yan's cousin, the one who previously staged a coup at home and ousted Cui Yan from his position as head of the family.
Lu Zhe was Lu Zhi's second son and Lu Yu's younger brother.
Lu Yu is a very perceptive person.
When Cao Cao's army invaded Youzhou, Yuan Shang defected, leaving him penniless and forced to flee to Japan.
However, Lu Yu did not live long; he passed away from illness a year ago while still young.
The position of family head was handed over to the second brother, Lu Zhe.
Lu Zhe took a completely different path from Lu Yu. As soon as he came to power, he was won over by Ju Zong and led a large number of aristocratic families from Youzhou to become Ju Zong's allies.
Xu Miao was a member of the Xu family, another important family in Youzhou.
His situation was somewhat similar to Wang Ji's. He shouldn't have become the head of the family, but he was forced into the position by a group of elders.
The elders, however, longed for the glory days of the Celestial Dragons. Xu Miao'ao, being no match for these elders, was forced to collude with Ju Zong.
Looking at the fairly orderly line in front of him, Ju Zong nodded in satisfaction.
Then, he slammed his hand on the desk next to him.
"Gentlemen, our ancestors were all loyal ministers, the backbone of the Han Dynasty court!"
"Unfortunately, treacherous officials are in power."
"We, the loyal subjects, have no choice but to rise up in order to defend justice!"
"I hereby declare that Cao Cao, the Minister of Works, is nominally a subject of the Han Dynasty, but in reality a traitor to the Han!"
"I, Ju Zong, will surely punish Cao Cao, restore the Han Dynasty, and offer sacrifices to our ancestors!"
Hearing Ju Zong's declaration of treason, a strange feeling arose in everyone's hearts.
Damn it, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning for lying!
You, a traitor, have now become a loyal subject acting on behalf of Heaven?
Of course, since everyone here is on the same side, it's not appropriate to directly say anything that could undermine us.
Ju Zong actually felt quite wronged.
He never really intended to rebel!
He simply wanted to kill Su Yu, Zhong Yao, Cao Cao, and Cao Ang, seize all power in the world, and fulfill the grand ambition that his elder brother Ju Shou had not completed!
Why is it so difficult?
But Ju Zong himself probably didn't even realize it.
If all these treacherous officials who planned to rebel with him were eliminated, Ji Province and You Province would be completely new territory.
The name Cao Wei was not a continuation of the Wei state from the Warring States period.
It was because Cao Cao was the Duke of Wei, whose fief was Wei Commandery. Later, he was promoted to King of Wei, but his fief was still Wei Commandery.
Historically, Cao Cao chose Wei Commandery as his fiefdom precisely to avoid the control of the powerful families of Yu Province.
Therefore, after the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Cao even implemented a dual political system.
In other words, Xuchang was the capital and political center of the Han Dynasty, while Yecheng was undoubtedly the military center.
However, the remaining forces of the powerful families of Ji and You provinces had never been eradicated in history.
During the period of the Five Barbarian Invasions, these people transformed themselves into guides for the Xianbei people as they moved south!
And now.
After discussion, Su Yu and Cao Cao decided to still set Cao Ang's fiefdom in Wei Commandery.
But here's the difference.
This time, we must completely wipe out the remaining forces of the Ji and Youzhou aristocratic families that were not wiped out in history!
This made Wei Commandery, and even Ji and You provinces, the true "core area of the Great Wei".
Therefore, Su Yu actually left Zhong Yao with a backup plan.
Zhong Yao only wanted to kill Ju Zong, defeat Hua Xin's faction, and make them support him instead.
Su Yu, however, wanted to flip the table.
They eradicated Ju Zong and Hua Xin, along with the remaining forces of the Celestial Dragons hiding behind them, bringing a fresh start to Ji Province and You Province!
Therefore, forcing Ju Zong to rebel was the established strategy.
Everything was under Su Yu's control.
in other words.
If Ju Zong doesn't rebel, what reason do I have to give Ji and You provinces as gifts to Ang'er, allowing Ang'er to further replace the Liu Han imperial family?
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