I have to say that Cao Cao's action this time was a better choice.
The situation that the children of the Jizhou gentry are now facing is whether to choose to support or deviate from Cao Cao.
Especially after Cao Cao had just been greatly promoted to a group of Jizhou children led by Cui Yan, this situation became quite subtle.
On the one hand, the children of the Jizhou gentry gained certain benefits during this period when Cao Cao was promoted to prime minister. On the other hand, these people also felt fear during the investigation and execution of Yingchuan officials. This made the children of Jizhou hesitate and did not know what they should do the most correctly.
In fact, Jizhou is not calm at this moment.
The war in Youzhou in the north cannot be considered completely quelled. There are still many people who moved south. There are also refugees in the area of ​​Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the east. The population in Jizhou is no longer small. The counties in Jizhou are busy resettling these refugees, and on the other hand, they are also busy with autumn harvest. At the same time, they also have to regulate land to prevent plague. Officials at all levels are actually busy.
For these officials in Jizhou, they do not have various types of guidance manuals on hand. They often rely on their personal experience and family inheritance to do things. Therefore, things are progressing slowly and from time to time, which has become the current situation facing officials in Jizhou.
For them, what Jizhou needs most now is stability, not rekindle the war, nor easily get involved in the quagmire of Yingchuan.
Therefore, most officials in Jizhou tend to watch the fire from the other side of the river. As long as Cao Cao's fire did not burn to Jizhou, everyone would still be good comrades and good friends. They would not have any additional "righteousness" because they were all aristocratic.
Cao Cao chose to launch this time, obviously after careful consideration. With his current strength, he obviously could not completely defeat the Yingchuan system. His real purpose may be to make the most of money and food.
Or, this is one of the important purposes.
Although Cao Cao and Fei Qian are temporarily on the verge of war, everyone knows that the situation in Shandong and Shanxi cannot last forever be so stalemate. Although it is a stage of confrontation, the gap in Shandong and Shanxi is evolving over time.
Obviously, for Cao Cao, only by centralization and high centralization can he have a way to fight Fei Qian.
This is recognized by everyone.
And if he changed to Cao Cao's position, he would probably do the same thing.
A real man must have power for a day.
Therefore, it is not uncommon for Cao Cao to turn against him.
In recent years, although the Yingchuan faction has had great support for Cao Cao, Cao Cao has always been limited to the framework of Yingchuan. No matter what he wants to do, he is always short of money and food at any time. Even if he resists the attacks of Jiangdong soldiers, he needs to consider Yingchuan and the influence of other local tyrants. This is quite difficult for Cao Cao, who is ambitious, to endure it until today.
In Jizhou, the people led by Cui Yan can clearly see these clearly. Although they are also facing the risk of suppressing Yingchuan by Cao Cao, after all, this risk is future, and the benefits that the Yingchuan faction has been freed after being suppressed are in front of them.
What's more, Cao Cao obviously couldn't continue to have such high pressure for how long, otherwise it would cause the spring plowing next year. At that time, there would be shortage of money, food, and people. On the one hand, it would have to resist the invasion of Fei Qian. On the other hand, there was Youzhou in the north and Jiangdong in the south. How many days could it last based on the little money accumulated before?
If Cao Cao wants to build Jizhou again, then Cao Cao will obviously be more difficult and dangerous at the moment. Therefore, Cao Cao obviously has only one choice, which is to rely on Jizhou people to suppress Yuzhou, and then wait until Yingchuan people obey, they can show their minions to Jizhou people. So for Jizhou people, since they know Cao Cao's strategy, they can respond and prepare early.
At that time, what advantage can Cao Cao take?
You should know that when Yuan Shao wanted to build Jizhou, Zang Hong made Yuan Shao miserable, and then he ended up leaving nothing...
Another last time, did Cao Cao want to do something like a person from Jizhou?
What's the result? Have you been pushed back?
This can only mean that Jizhou has more bones, while Yuzhou Yingchuan and those are all soft eggs...
Under such a guiding ideology, some people in Jizhou even felt that Cao Cao's actions this time were a good thing for the cleaning of officials in Yingchuan, Yuzhou. They were also very eager for the positions they had made, and felt that it was a great opportunity for intake.
But similarly, some people expressed a certain degree of vigilance, saying that others did not understand Cao Cao, and it was simply a dream to rely on Cao Cao to stop.
Cao Cao will definitely deal with Yingchuan and then turn to Jizhou!
Therefore, we cannot take a step back at all, and we must join forces with the people of Yingchuan to fight against Cao Cao!
But there are always a few alert people. Most people are still more willing to lie flat.
The reason why opinions cannot be unified is that personnel cannot be unified.
Because the people in Jizhou have now been dispersed...
As Cui Yan was stranded in Yuzhou, Li Pan and others arrived in Yanzhou. The people in Jizhou were naturally different from the previous close state.
『Prime Minister Cao will definitely not do this bad thing!" Some people seem to be defending Cao Cao, and they also seem to be giving themselves peace of mind. "Youzhou has suffered great disasters in recent years, and it is still unsatisfactory. He must support Jizhou's money and food. If Jizhou changes slightly, Youzhou will inevitably fluctuate! If Youzhou is lost, Jizhou will never have a barrier!"
"A step back, even if Prime Minister Cao rectifies the administration, it's just a matter of silence. It's not decided in the world. If Yingchuan loses, how can he compete with Guanzhong?"
In the eyes of these people, they are relatively optimistic. Moreover, these people believe that if they speak out for Yingchuan or do some actions at this time, they may be defeated by Cao Cao's "traitorous plan".
Or the "treacherous plan" of Yingchuan people.
Yingchuan itself has made enough money in the past few years, and it is not a big deal to make a little blood.
If the people of Jizhou go to support Yingchuan, Yuzhou, Cao Cao may have no choice but to stop. This is of no benefit to Jizhou, and it can only make Cao Cao hold a grudge against Jizhou even more. Therefore, the best way at the moment is to let Cao Cao fight with the people of Yingchuan. It is best to have almost the same fight, and then the people of Jizhou can take the opportunity to take the lead.
Unlike these people who think that things are not related to them, Xing Yong and Tianchou are undoubtedly relatively calm people...
"If you stop taking any action, it will be too late..." Xing Yong said.
Tian Chou shook his head and sighed: "I'm afraid it's too late! In order to rectify the administration of Yuzhou, Prime Minister Cao must increase the number of soldiers to prevent chaos, but the number of soldiers must also eat food and grass! The autumn harvest of Yingchuan, Yuzhou has been damaged, and the number of soldiers has increased. Where did the money and food come from? It must be obtained from Jizhou! Now, although Prime Minister Cao has ordered the transfer of food and grass in Jizhou, Yingchuan is stable...
"Prime Minister Cao knew in his heart that if he wanted to obtain money and grain in Jizhou, he would definitely not be able to do so by just talking. Now he recruited soldiers for Yingchuan, which is also for the increase in Jizhou in the future! Money and grain matters are important tools of the country, so how can it be suppose to others?"
Xing Yong pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It's true, I want to use money and food as a stake to threaten the court... Haha, now the backlash is coming... It's coming..."
"Now Prime Minister Cao is angry, afraid he is..."
The two looked at each other and then sighed together.
"Now if you want to avoid losses in Jizhou, you may have to take the initiative to negotiate peace with Prime Minister Cao..." Xing Yong said, and then his eyes tilted to the side, "or..."
Tian Chou was silent for a while, "Slightly inappropriate."
A little bit, inappropriate.
This is a bit of the point that the implementation of Xintian Zheng in Guanzhong is the one who has been in Guanzhong, so even if he throws into Guanzhong, can he escape the knife on the other side?
Tian Chou and Xing Yong looked at each other and sighed.
Today's dilemma is not quite the same as when Yuan Shao was back then, but it also has something to do with it.
Because of the northern expedition to Youzhou, the people in Jizhou were repeatedly forced to recruit money and grain, which caused complaints from people in Jizhou, which inevitably led to many gaps with Yuan Shao in the later period. You must know that when Yuan Shao first arrived in Jizhou, almost everyone was greeting him!
If you discuss it carefully, you can write a heroic essay about why you fell in love at first, and then later, you will be enemies and kill each other...
So, it's still two words, interests.
The reason why Cao Cao is more arrogant at the moment, or the reason why he dares to take ruthlessness than Yuan Shao, is that Cao Cao had more military farming soldiers than Yuan Shao at that time.
Military farming soldiers were not a rare thing. Before the general of the cavalry was developed on a large scale, some sages had already taken the first step in the early Han Dynasty. However, most of the military farming soldiers were concentrated on the border at that time.
It was precisely because of this difference that Cao Cao had the courage to turn against the children of the Yingchuan gentry and rectify the administration, but Yuan Shao could only endure it before, because most of Yuan Shao's money and grain sources at that time had to rely on a single and traditional Jizhou gentry system for providing it.
The military farming soldiers dispersed their authority as the owner of traditional farming estates...
And this dispersion of authority, like the current dispersion of Jizhou people, cannot have the effect of gathering in Yingchuan.
Now Xing Yong and Tianchou feel that not only Jizhou, but also Shandong, including Yuzhou, have reached a state of indulgence. Anyone who takes a step back will fall off the cliff. The best way is to work together to face the pressure from Guanzhong, but...
Can't get together again!
From a certain perspective, perhaps Cao Cao saw this and found a way to integrate and eliminate the guys in the queue who only thought about himself.
When Tian Chou thought of this, he suddenly shivered, "If so...if... all the things at the moment are calculated by Prime Minister Cao?"
Xing Yong was stunned for a moment, "What does this mean?"
…(⊙o⊙)(O_O)?…
On the other hand, Chen Qun in Yecheng was also saying to his cousin Chen Guang: "This is the master's plan..."
Chen Qun can think of what most people think of, but most people may not think of what Chen Qun thinks of.
There are some differences in human visual angles.
Perhaps some people just saw the corrupt officials in Yingchuan, and then felt that they should be killed, so they shouted OK and shouted "Good".
But some people also saw Yuzhou from Yingchuan and then saw Jizhou, and felt that Yingchuan was not only Yingchuan, but also the future of Jizhou.
However, Chen Qun saw something deeper.
Just like this time, when he dealt with Lu Hong, he did not take action by himself, but used Xiahou Yuan.
That Taoist priest of Youfang was actually not a true Taoist priest, but Xiahou Yuan’s concubine.
After all, Xiahou Yuan has some needs for staying in the military camp for a long time. It is always better to have Xiahou Yuan take military expenses to take a bath...well, is it better to go to the brothel to drink flower wine?
At least the concubine is Xiahou Yuan’s own. No matter how he calculates it, he can recharge his own money... Well, it is entertainment, although such entertainment is not very suitable in the military camp.
Therefore, Xiahou Yuan was naturally very angry at Lu Hong's investigation of "Yu Fang Taoist Priest".
Unfortunately, Lu Hong left, and the problem still failed to be completely solved.
The leaves wither, circle, and then rise and fall.
It's like the current situation.
"The domestic dolphin is fat..." Chen Qun sighed.
Chen Guang turned his head and heard Chen Qun's sigh, but he could not connect what Chen Qun said with the scene in front of him, so he felt a little bit disintegrating and somewhat unclear.
"It's early..." Chen Qun sighed again.
『…』 Chen Guang became more and more confused.
Chen Qun was silent for a while, then stood up, took out a wrapped stamp, placed it on the table, and gently pressed it on it with his hands. After being silent for a while, he pushed it towards Chen Guang.
Chen Guang widened his eyes, "Brother, this is..."
"This is a stamp..." Chen Qun said slowly.
Normally, there is a direct delivery station from Yecheng to Xu County.
But this time, Chen Qun wanted to let Chen Guang deliver it in person.
Because Chen Qun was worried that the station was not qualified, so bah, I couldn't deliver it to it...
Especially after seeing Lu Hong sniffing around like a mad dog, Chen Qun became more and more worried. If he couldn't keep the mad dog properly, problems would arise sooner or later.
Chen Guang's eyes fell on the stamp, "Brother is Is I impeachment...School Lu?"
These days, Lu Hong is near Yecheng, and he is swaying with chicken feathers and everyone is annoyed. It seems that Chen Qun impeached Lu Hong as a matter of course.
Chen Qun smiled, but shook his head, "School Lu is doing his duty and responsible, why is he wrong? Why should he impeach him?"
『…』 Although Chen Guang didn’t say anything, he had some suspicion in his eyes. Although I am not as smart as my brother, you can’t fool me.
Chen Qun said quietly: "It is indeed not the one who impeached Lu School..."
"That's..." Chen Guang became a little curious.
Chen Qun stroked his beard and his face looked a little solemn.
Others think that Fei Qian is a major threat to Cao Cao. Could it be that Cao Cao himself doesn’t know? If you want to compete with Fei Qian, Cao Cao’s side must overcome various difficulties, join forces to fight against Guanzhong, and minimize the internal noise.
So although Yingchuan is an important pillar supporting Cao Cao, is it so pure among this pillar?
Obviously not. In Yingchuan, there are people who are dedicated and responsible, and there are also pig dogs who are corrupt and abused.
Normally, although Cao Cao was very suspicious, he was still very tolerant of ordinary people. If he was a talent, he would be willing to use it. If he was a pig dog, as long as it was not in trouble, Cao Cao would not bother with it. Even these pig dogs were humming, Cao Cao could pretend to be inaudible.
Just like Xu You back then, I don’t know how many times he had been trying to die, Cao Cao also laughed it off until Xu You really touched the core powerful relationship.
And now, it’s time for these porpoises in Yingchuan to touch the red line...
Guanzhong is threatened and under great pressure. What would happen if internal pigs and dogs were allowed to run around when facing major external threats?
Of course, if you want to control Yingchuan, even Yuzhou, and even the wider Shandong region, there are many ways, such as using discord, differentiation, bribery, inducement, etc., which can actually cause the forces of each county to collapse, suspicion, and conquer each other, and then after weakening the power of the local tyrants as much as possible, you can easily clean up these...
But it takes time to achieve such a goal.
Xun Yu felt that there was still time, but Cao Cao felt that there was no time...
This is the biggest contradiction between Cao Cao and Xun Yu.
As the youth version of Xun Yu, Chen Qun can certainly see this. Xun Yu hopes that Cao Cao can take a step back, wait and endure it, but Cao Cao said he couldn't bear it anymore and had no choice but to retreat. He began to take out a knife and sharpen the knife at the pig dog.
Are disobedient pig dogs kept for the New Year?
If you can’t even pass the New Year, will you still treat these porcine dogs well?
Just so happens that Cao Cao is poor too!
Just kill the meat and eat it, which can also eliminate some public anger and subsidize the military expenses.
So Chen Qun believes that in fact, there are many things Cao Cao is calculating...
And now for Chen Qun, he must do one thing.
Impeach Xun Yu.
"You need to send this memorial to Xu County in person to be impeached by the palace!" Chen Qun looked at Chen Guang and solemnly instructed.
Chen Guang couldn't believe it, "Why?"
Chen Qun smiled and said, "Yingchuan... is too fat..."
Chen Guang couldn't understand, "But what Yingchuan accumulated was also the result of the people of Yingchuan's efforts. How could it be like this..."
Chen Qun was still very calm, 『Have you ever heard the four words, "Wealth is as good as a country"?"
『A small wealth is at ease, if it is "rich can rival a country"...that is the enemy of the country." Chen Qun said meaningfully, 『Now Yingchuan is so rich, he claims to be awesome again. He must say that Yingchuan is...haha, it's really...』
"Now, only by impeaching Xun Lingjun can he protect his life..." Chen Qun sighed, "If you want to win, you will first seek defeat; if you want to live, you will first seek death..."
Chen Guang still didn't understand Chen Qun's meaning very much, and found it incredible, because as we all know, Chen Qun was recommended by Xun Yu, and now Chen Qun not only did not defend Xun Yu, but also wanted to impeach Xun Yu!
Chen Qun smiled and said, "Go and do it. Let's set off today, don't delay."
Chapter completed!