The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 238
As soon as Su Gai went out, Li Er came out from the shadows and told the whole story in a low voice.

Things went well. Cheng Yuanzhi glanced at Li Er approvingly, feeling deeply in his heart:

The 12th year of Jian'an is destined to be an uneasy year.

Tang You died.

By the time Sugai rushed back, it was already cold.

This news was kept in a very small range, but there were quite a few people who knew about it.

For a while, many people suddenly became panicked.

A few days later, a grand event was held at the newly completed Peacock Terrace.

On the stage, Cheng Yuanzhi watched the ceremony with all the civil and military personnel.

In the audience, tens of thousands of soldiers cheered in unison, cheering for the generals participating in the contest.

This was the first grand event held after the Peacock Terrace was built, and there was an endless stream of participants, with tens of thousands of people present.

The first was the martial arts competition, where all the generals showed their abilities, followed by singing and dancing performances, where Yingying, Yanyan showed their beautiful figures.

During the meeting, the examiner read out the imperial edict sent by the court of Xudu: "In view of the fact that the prime minister of the Han Dynasty has made great contributions to the pacification of the Han Dynasty in the past few years, and he has made great contributions to the pacification of the Han Dynasty. Nine tin and twelve counties in Jizhou are fiefs."

As soon as this edict came out, everyone was in an uproar, whispering and discussing.

Most of the people talking about it were "Your Majesty is not stupid after all, he knows who is the leader in the world, so he will not hesitate to reward", "This is a great move, and Wei Gong is expected to establish the country", "The times will change" and so on.

However, after Cheng Yuanzhi listened to the content of the edict, his expression was very solemn, and he fell silent.

The surrounding counselors, civil servants, generals, side generals, and lieutenant generals all looked at him suspiciously.

This is a good thing, my lord (Prime Minister), what happened?
Is it too shabby to dislike Feng Gong?Want to become king?

Doesn't anyone realize that this is a flattery... Cheng Yuanzhi patted his forehead, looked at the excited expressions of the crowd, and was speechless for a while.

Liu Xie's move is very insidious, is he going to put me on fire?
Feng Gong is actually nothing, but the process is not like this, let's not talk about it, at least we should discuss it in a small area first, and then make a decree.

Instead of engaging in surprise attacks like this now.

It has to be said that Liu Xie's imperial decree has severely brushed away the sense of existence, reminding everyone present that it is still the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, is still in power.

This decree also made Cheng Yuanzhi realize the word "to kill" in an instant.

In history, are there still few allusions to those fatal "bombardment"?

Do you really think I'm an idiot who doesn't understand anything?
Speaking of flattering and killing, Mao Sui, a follower of Lord Pingyuan of Zhao State during the Warring States Period, is the most popular. The story of "Mao Sui recommends himself" is familiar to anyone who has read the book.

It is said that after the Battle of Changping, the soldiers of Qin continued to besiege the State of Zhao, and the State of Zhao sent Lord Pingyuan to the State of Chu to ask for help, but one of the 20-member envoys was missing, so the disciple Mao automatically asked to follow.

When he arrived in Chu State, Mr. Pingyuan talked with the King of Chu for a whole morning without any results. At this time, Mao Sui stepped forward with his sword, threatened the King of Chu, and stated his interests with the King of Chu. Only then did the King of Chu agree to send Mr. Chunshen to lead the army To save Zhao Guo.

After this incident, Mao Sui immediately became famous and was worshiped as a guest of honor by Lord Pingyuan, and King Zhao looked at him differently.

If the matter ended here, it would be a good story through the ages.

But the story that happened after Mao Sui may not be understood by most people. His ending was not happy, but tragic.

Later, when the State of Yan saw that the State of Zhao had suffered huge losses in the Battle of Changping and its national power was severely damaged, it wanted to take advantage of the situation, so it decided to destroy Zhao and sent a large army to attack the State of Zhao.

Therefore, those villains in Zhao State who were dissatisfied with Mao Sui's sudden success came to Zhao Wang, saying that Mao Sui was so awesome, rare in the sky and unparalleled in the earth, Mao Sui should be sent to lead the army to fight against the enemy.

King Zhao also had no brains, and felt that Mao Sui could handle even the King of Chu, and it should be a piece of cake to deal with the army of Yan State, so he decided to let Mao Sui take command of the expedition.

But Mao Sui knew how much he had. He was only good at strategy and courage, and leading troops in battle was not his strong point, so he repeatedly declined.

However, those slanderous ministers who wanted to put Mao Sui to death did not give him a chance to refuse, and boasted that he was omnipotent, as long as he shook his domineering spirit, he could destroy Yan with a snap of his fingers!

So, Zhao Wang was determined to lead the army to Mao Sui.

Mao Sui had no choice but to lead his troops into battle. Facing Yan's fierce offensive, he suffered consecutive defeats and lost cities and territories.

As the chief general, Mao Sui felt that he could hardly absolve himself of the blame, and he had no face to return to his country to return to his life.So when the army fled, he drew his sword and killed himself, apologizing with death.

This is a typical example of "praising and killing". Those who envy, envy, and hate Mao Sui deliberately exaggerate Mao Sui's abilities, making King Zhao believe that Mao Sui is omnipotent and can easily defeat the Yan army, and use King Zhao's hand to kill Mao. Then.

In addition, the relatively well-known "Praise and Kill" in history is Yan Zi's "Two Peaches Kill Three Scholars".

As a visitor from later generations, Cheng Yuanzhi instantly realized that Liu Xie's move was aimed at making the world think that he was ambitious and had the intention to usurp the Han.And then arouse the resentment and disgust of people of insight in the world.

Because at this time the right to speak in the world is in the hands of the educated gentry, not the people.The gentry in the world don't care how many things he, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, has done to benefit the people. As long as the gentry find out that he has a little bit of evil, they will cover up all the good and slander him with the most vicious language.

Such behavior exists in any era.

At the same time, Cheng Yuanzhi also realized that this insidious strategy was probably made by Xun Yu who was dispatched to Xudu.

Liu Xie definitely has no such strategy.

Thinking about this, he suddenly realized that it seemed like he hadn't seen Guo Jia for a long time, so he asked left and right:

"Where is Guo Jia?"

Yang Xiu who was on the side replied: "Prime Minister, Guo Fengxiao has a slight illness and is resting at home."

Cheng Yuanzhi doesn't know much about medicine, and he doesn't know the difference between minor illnesses and serious illnesses that doctors in this era say, but he knows very well that what Guo Jiazhuo suffered this time must not be minor illnesses.

Most likely the plague.

Guo Jia's physical fitness is inherently weak, and he is dissolute. He is addicted to alcohol and lustful. How can such a life last long?
All it takes is a minor illness to make his already weak body worse, and even kill him.

Especially in this era, people's awareness of hygiene is extremely poor, and every time the plague comes, it is rampant.

Although Cheng Yuanzhi ordered officials from all over Hebei to vigorously popularize hygiene awareness after he took control of Hebei, how easy is it to popularize hygiene awareness when illiteracy is everywhere and [-]% of the people in the city are illiterate?
For ordinary people, personal hygiene, what is that?
"Don't be dirty, don't get sick if you eat it" is the kingly way and the law of heaven!

After a tiring day, sweating all over the body and being in love with a wife is the taste and masculinity that a man should have; after going to the toilet without washing his hands, he grabs the pancakes and eats, so that he can quickly absorb the nutrition of nature, and this is a life with a soul daily.

Not to mention those who have never brushed their teeth or washed their hair all their lives, they have trillions of bacteria and viruses on their bodies, and their body surfaces have even produced antibodies.

This kind of lack of hygiene is usually fine, but if you get a minor injury or illness, a broken skin or bleeding, it will kill you immediately.

Guo Jia can't die, at least not now.

Cheng Yuanzhi immediately ordered someone to find Hua Tuo to treat Guo Jia.

At the same time, he was secretly angry, Liu Xie dared to plot against him, isn't this a suicide attempt?
"Come on, prepare your ink."

Cheng Yuanzhi looked at the judge with embarrassment and said: "The world is not in peace, how dare you be a public servant? I refuse to accept this decree."

The judge immediately heard the anger implied in Cheng Yuanzhi's words, and changed hands to put away the imperial decree.

Seeing this, everyone immediately looked disappointed.

If the prime minister is not public, they will have no more room for advancement, how can they be happy?
Although Cheng Yuanzhi already had three counties in his fiefdom when he was named a general, but when he was made a prime minister, another county was added.

But which four counties are enough?The gap between the prime minister and the public is too big, as big as the difference between a minister and a monarch.

How do four counties compare to a continent?
After proclaiming the public, the increase in fiefdoms is the increase of each state.

Without publicity, the fiefdom to four counties is already the upper limit.

Thinking so, everyone could only bear with their constantly changing thoughts for the time being, and read what Cheng Yuanzhi wrote.

After a while, the pen and ink were presented, and Cheng Yuanzhi inspected and matched them visually.

Clearly appraised, picked up the brush.


(End of this chapter)