Chapter 317 In the name of enfeoffment!
Chapter 317: In the name of enfeoffment!
Someone from Cao’s camp is coming.

Someone from Caoying is coming...

Gao Shun and Ma Chao had never seen Liu Wu so excited.

They also clearly realized that under the current situation, there was only one person in Cao's camp who could make Liu Wu do this...

The man covered his face with a black robe because he didn't want to be seen.

When they realized this, even Ma Chao and Gao Shun could no longer sit still and stood up subconsciously.

It’s not because that person holds such a high position in their hearts, but because the significance of this person’s visit at this time is too great.

"My Lord, that fellow killed my father after all!"

Plop! ~
Ma Chao suddenly knelt down.

He kowtowed hard to the ground.

Ma Chao really couldn't get over this hurdle...

If that guy really came to surrender, his position would be higher than mine in the future. I couldn't avenge my father's murder, and I still had to endure his bullying...

In this case, why not just get angry and die together with that guy!

Seeing this, Liu Wu sighed helplessly: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Things are still unclear. How can it be as easy as you think?"

"Even you, Ma Mengqi, surrendered to me only after being chased by me for thousands of miles and having no other options left?"

"With such a huge foundation, do you really think it would be so easy for him to..."

Having said this, Ma Chao felt a little better.

next moment.

"My lord, the envoy from Cao's camp has arrived!"

outside the account,

The guards reported again: "My lord, the envoy from Cao's camp has arrived!"

Liu Wu reached out and tapped Ma Chao, who was kneeling on the ground: "Hurry up and sit back down. This is so embarrassing..."

Then he gave Gao Shun another look.

Ma Chao got up from the ground and sat back on the table. Gao Shun also stood up and went to the door of the central army tent...

brush! ~
The curtain was lifted by Gao Shun.

A man in a black robe appeared before him, accompanied by a scholar. Liu Wu recognized him and had seen him before: Xun You, the chief strategist of Cao's camp.

There was also a young man in armor and holding a sword.

Liu Wu had never seen this person before...

But his appearance is somewhat similar to Cao Mengde...

"please!"

Gao Shun greeted him.

next moment,
The man in black robes strode forward and entered the central army tent. The young man in armor and holding a sword and Xun You followed him. Before they could stop,
Soldiers came in carrying three tables and cushions, and placed large pieces of steaming horse meat on them. They even put a meat-cutting dagger on each table.

Liu Wu stood up and stretched out his hand:

"Mr. Xun You, please take a seat."

Xun Yu bowed to Liu Wu and then took a seat.

"Master Cao Pi, please take a seat."

The young general in armor and holding a sword trembled visibly. How could he not be shocked?
This person, who was so famous in the world that even his father was terrified of him, had never met him before, but he actually called out his name directly!

"Thank you, thank you, thank you King Chu for giving me a seat..." Cao Pi was not stage-frightened, he was just intimidated by the King of Chu.

"Mr. Meng De, please take a seat..."

Subsequently,

The man in the black robe slowly lifted up his hat and revealed his true face...

But one day,
It feels much older...

If it’s not King of Wei, Cao Cao, then who could it be?
Without caring about anything else, Cao Mengde silently walked to the seat Liu Wu had prepared for him and sat down.

"Did Lord Meng De teach me anything during his visit?" Liu Wu asked.

He looked directly into Cao Mengde's falcon-like eyes, desperate for an answer.

"The King of Chu is invincible, why would he need me to teach him?"

He lowered his head, cut a small piece of meat with a dagger, and chewed it...

After he had eaten the meat and taken a sip of wine, he said, "Should I say, what does the King of Chu want to teach me?"

After all,

Cao Mengde turned to look at Liu Wu, and the two looked at each other. "I, Cao Mengde, am a treacherous hero in troubled times, but I am also a capable minister in peaceful times!"

"You, Liu Wu, are good at fighting wars, and can you also be a wise ruler who governs the world?"

Cao Mengde finished speaking and said no more.

This is asking him, how can you become the emperor?
How do you control the world?

Liu Wu was stunned for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, "Bring the map..."

Soon,

The large map carried by two people entered the central military tent.

Hooray! ~
The map unfolds...

Cao Mengde looked over.
He found that the map was surprisingly vast...

Not only are all the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty included, but even Mobei, the Western Regions, even the West Sea, Kushan, Kangju, etc. are all outlined in detail.

What surprised Cao Cao the most was that there was such a vast area of ​​land south of Nanzhong...

Clang clang! ~
Liu Wu drew the long sword from his waist.

Cao Pi was startled and instinctively wanted to draw his sword to protect Cao Cao, but for some reason, he didn't have the courage to do it...

brush! ~
The long sword swept across the vast territory north of Hanjiang,

"We need to wipe out the Mobei, Xianbei, Liaodong Hu, and even Goguryeo. I now have 200,000 to 300,000 war horses, which will be enough to build a cavalry of 200,000 in a few years..."

"Southern Xinjiang." The long sword pointed to the area that Cao Mengde was most curious about.

In fact, it was the later Indochina Peninsula.

"In the southern border, there are smoke barriers everywhere, and the mountains and forests are difficult to travel. It is too difficult to march, and it is even more difficult to develop. It is better to try our best to develop the land of fish and rice in Jiangdong and the Jinghan area..."

The long sword moved north, then swept west, and finally reached the point:

"Liangzhou has been pacified, the Qiang people have become extinct, and only hundreds of thousands of horses, hundreds of thousands of Qiang women, and countless cattle and sheep are left..."

"All the countries in the Western Regions have surrendered to us. Among them, Qiuci, Dayuan, and Gumo have all been destroyed. The territory directly controlled by the Western Regions Protectorate is now four to five thousand miles. In the future, when new rulers of the countries ascend the throne, they must come to the court to pay homage and obtain the approval of the Han Dynasty before they can ascend the throne."

"The huge delegation of envoys from the Western Regions who came to pay tribute are now staying in Guanzhong. Except for the old ruler of Wusun, who sent his crown prince, the monarchs of more than 40 other countries have all arrived..."

"Next, I will implement the Enfeoffment Order in the Western Regions..."

Tweet the order of grace?
Cao Cao's eyes lit up in an instant.

"Not only that, I also want to restore the system of moving the tombs during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty..."

In the early years of Emperor Wu's reign, after the rule of Emperors Wen and Jing, the financial resources that could be mobilized from the national treasury were very limited.

This is because the powerful interest groups have accumulated the vast majority of social wealth and monopolized most of the country's interests.

The rich and powerful live extravagantly, while the poor often wear clothes made of cows and horses, and eat food made of dogs and pigs.

Dong Zhongshu said: "The rich have fields stretching for miles, while the poor have no place to stand."

The powerful and wealthy are extravagant, unscrupulous businessmen get rich quickly, the market is in chaos, the country is weak and the people are poor!
How to eliminate border threats?

How can we resolve the wealth disparity that has pushed the country's economy to the brink of collapse without destabilizing social stability?
How can we firmly centralize power and never divide it among the huge powerful classes such as relatives of the emperor, local tyrants, and the scholar-official class?

to this end,

Emperor Wu of Han implemented a series of reforms that showed his wisdom and talent, among which the system of moving the mausoleum was the most important...

The local nobles were moved to Maoling on the pretext of guarding the late emperor's body, and a system was established.

In such a place, as long as there is a growing force, it will be moved here...

It can be said to be a brilliant move, but it was unfortunately abolished later.

Emperor Yuan of Han wanted to revive it, but five years of efforts were in vain.

There is no way, the interest groups affected are too large...

"Unlike Emperor Guangwu, he relied on the local nobles, but I rely on my own subordinates, so the move of relocating the big families is feasible!"

"It's just that the place where I want to relocate the powerful families is not Maoling, nor even the Central Plains. It is not within the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty..."

The long sword pointed everywhere, Goguryeo, Mobei, the Western Regions...

"Emperor Wu of the Former Han Dynasty moved the great clans to Maoling in the name of keeping vigil."

"I want to move the great clans out of the territory in the name of enfeoffment..."

"Give them land, give them cities, give them rivers..."

The effect of the migration of wealthy and powerful families cannot be compared to that of ordinary immigrants!

The wind and sand fixation effect is particularly strong...

Because they can bring poetry, books, rituals and music, bring education, establish tribal armies, spread the seeds of Han civilization to the greatest extent, and expand its branches to the greatest extent!
Liu Wu stopped and looked at Cao Cao: "The poison spreading from the interior can be a good remedy for expanding the border."

"What does the King of Wei think?"

(End of this chapter)