Vol 2 Chapter 2652: The Sixth Central Plains War, the Second War of the Qin Dynasty
Chapter 2652: The Sixth Central Plains War, the Second Imperial Examination of the Qin Dynasty
Chapter 2648: The Sixth Central Plains War, the Second Imperial Examination of the Qin Dynasty
Since the Qin Dynasty declared war on the Ming Dynasty, the whole world's attention has been focused on the Central Plains. In addition to paying attention to the war between Qin and Ming Dynasty, the most important thing is the reaction of the Wei and Song Dynasties. After all, this is related to the progress of the Fourth Central Plains War.
Strictly speaking, this is actually the Sixth Central Plains War.
The world calls the three wars that broke out in the Wei, Song and Ming Dynasties the Central Plains War, but in fact there were two before that, and the first was the Yellow Turban Uprising.
Although the Yellow Turban Army was short-lived, it swept across the entire Central Plains region. Although it turned the Central Plains into a sieve, it also brought new life. This was the first Central Plains War in the true sense.
The Second Central Plains War was after the heroes conquered Dong. Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Zhu Yuanzhang and other major forces conquered and merged with each other. In the end, only the four countries of Wei, Song, Ming and Qi were left.
As for the third, fourth and fifth wars, these three Central Plains wars occurred after Zhu Yuanzhang died and Zhu Di succeeded to the throne.
Wei and Song Dynasties joined forces to annex Zhu Ming, but they did not expect that the Ming Dynasty was so tenacious. They fought three consecutive Central Plains wars but failed to destroy the Ming Dynasty. Instead, the political structure of the Central Plains changed from a four-power hegemony to a three-legged confrontation.
Now that the Qin Dynasty has declared war on the Ming Dynasty, if the Wei and Song Dynasties sided with the Ming Dynasty, it would be equivalent to using the entire Central Plains to fight against the Great Qin Dynasty, which would naturally be the Sixth Central Plains War.
However, many people think that the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming may not necessarily join forces. There are three reasons for this:
First, the contradictions between the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming were too great. Three wars in the Central Plains resulted in the death of countless people. This hatred cannot be easily resolved.
Second, the relationship between Wei and Song and Qin is too close. Qin and Wei, Qin and Song are all related by marriage, and private business exchanges are even more frequent. It is obviously difficult to fall out before a complete separation.
The third thing is that Wei, the biggest loser in the Qin Dynasty, may not dare to fall out with the Qin Dynasty.
The material support of Great Qin was indispensable for Wei to be what it is today. In addition, it was bordered by Great Qin on three sides, and all walks of life in the country were once controlled by Great Qin, so that Wei could not even straighten its back when facing Qin. He didn't have any confidence to fall out with Da Qin.
For the marriage between the two countries, Song and Wu both sent one princess, but Wei actually sent three.
Wei's flattery towards Da Qin has reached the point of flattery, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a vassal state of Da Qin.
Do you expect the vassal country to dare to fall out with the suzerain country?
Does South Korea dare to fall out with the United States?
What no one expected was that two days after Qin declared war on the Ming Dynasty, Wei was the first to respond, and the response also accused Qin of unjustly attacking the Ming Dynasty.
Cao Cao, who has always had a soft attitude towards Da Qin, unexpectedly became tougher this time. It's incredible!
Not only those ordinary people, but also Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Di were surprised by Cao Cao's reaction, because they were the only ones who knew what Cao Cao's statement meant.
This means that if the Qin Dynasty starts a war against the three Central Plains countries at the same time, the first battlefield will be moved from the south of Qingzhou to Yanzhou. After all, if the first bird is shot, Cao Wei is sacrificing himself to defend the Ming Dynasty.
When did that insidious and cunning Cao Amao, who didn't get up early without any benefit, have this kind of realization?
Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Di were both shocked by this, but what shocked them even more was what came next.
In addition to accusing Qin of attacking the Ming Dynasty for no reason, Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to lead an army of 50,000 to aid the Ming Dynasty, and also moved the capital?
This is the rhythm of not leaving even a little leeway, directly burning the boat, and confronting Da Qin head-on.
Zhao Kuangyin originally wanted to wait and see, but Cao Cao's fierce reaction made Zhao Kuangyin completely determined.
There are also many peace advocates within the Song Dynasty, and they also oppose sending troops from the perspective of benefiting the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Kuangyin had the patience to listen to what they had to say before, but now he is no longer prepared to argue with the domestic peace faction.
After Zhao Kuangyin killed two civil servants who opposed aid to the Ming Dynasty, he also issued a document accusing Qin of raising troops for no reason. At the same time, he ordered Zhang Xutuo to be the chief general, Yuan Chonghuan to be the deputy general, and Zhao Pu to be the military advisor, leading an army of 100,000, as well as Shi Shouxin and Pan Mei. , Gao Huaide, Zhang Jun and other generals went to Qingzhou to support the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, Zhao Kuangyin also sent envoys to Wei and Song, and proposed that the three countries form a blood alliance in Qiao County, the new capital of Wei, and formally form the Wei, Song, and Ming Three Kingdoms Anti-Qin Alliance to show the three countries' joint resistance to the Qin Dynasty.
Cao Cao and Zhu Di naturally had no reason to refuse after learning about it.
Zhu Di sent Zhu Yunwen as an envoy to go to the alliance meeting on his behalf, while Zhao Kuangyin sent Zhao Defang there.
As for Cao Cao, as the host, he naturally participated in it personally.
When the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu met in Shouchun, the Qin Dynasty sent five great masters to come, calling them guards but actually causing trouble.
In order to prevent the original scene from happening again, the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming each sent a great master to prevent Great Qin from sending great masters to cause trouble again.
In addition, Zhao Kuangyin also asked Shen Gongbao and Zhao Gongming to invite Shura Cult leader Kui Gang to come and sit in the meeting place.
The more chaotic the soil, the more suitable it is for the development of magic. Most of the aristocratic families in the Central Plains region were wiped out due to wars. After that, there was endless fighting between the major forces, so this place naturally became a paradise for magic.
This has also resulted in the Central Plains region, in addition to the three pillars, there are also two intertwined forces of good and evil.
It’s not that the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Ming had never thought about eradicating the evil ways, but the difficulty and resistance were too great, and there were also external threats, so they naturally left it alone. Then they even changed their strategy, switching from stirring up to pacifying, or even soliciting, so the Central Plains The relationship between the Three Kingdoms and the major sects of the Demonic Way is pretty good.
As the leader of the Shura Sect, Kui Gang learned about the purpose of Shen Gongbao's trip. After thinking about it, due to the care of the Shura Sect in the Three Kingdoms, he agreed to go to Qiao County to take charge.
But Kui Gang's prerequisite is that Da Qin will only send one master who is close to the Half-Step Xuan Realm before he can help. But if two people come, he will not take the risk at all, and he and will not interfere with the war between the Three Kingdoms and Qin.
Shen Gongbao was naturally full of words about this. After all, no matter what the outcome was, he had to fool Kui Gang first and get through this.
The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming were worried that Da Qin would send masters to destroy the alliance of the three kingdoms. For this reason, they even invited Kui Gang, a demon master who was close to the half-step mystical realm.
But the Qin Dynasty was eager for the three countries to formally form an alliance, so that they could legitimately send troops to attack Wei and Song Dynasties. Naturally, there was no need to send people to destroy the alliance. Qiao County, in front of the altar where the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Wu formed an alliance.
Cao Cao, Zhao Defang, and Zhu Yunwen shared the altar and said in unison: "Today, we, the Wei Dynasty (the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty), form an alliance here. From today on, we are of one heart and one mind and share weal and woe. The Qin Dynasty will not fall and the alliance will not be separated."
After saying that, the three of them put their hands into a blood basin, dipped their index, middle and ring fingers in blood, and then smeared it on their faces. After completing the ritual steps of making a blood alliance, they faced the altar at the same time. Kneel down on one knee, look up to the sky and shout in unison:
“The emperor, the queen of heaven, bless me in the great Wei Dynasty (the great Song Dynasty and the great Ming Dynasty).”
Since then, the anti-Qin alliance of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming was formally established.
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Wei and Song Dynasty accused Da Qin of raising troops for no reason, then sent troops to aid the Ming Dynasty, and the news that they would formally form an alliance in Qiao County was sent back to Da Qin, which immediately aroused unanimous condemnation from all over Da Qin.
The Qin Dynasty, from officials and nobles to common people, were indignant at the accusations made by Wei and Song.
If the Ming Kingdom or Chu and Shu opposed the Qin Dynasty, the people of the Qin Dynasty would not be so angry. After all, these three countries were originally enemies.
But the two countries Wei and Song are different. These two countries have always been allies of Da Qin. The two countries followed Da Qin's **** and took countless advantages, especially Wei. If it weren't for the support of Da Qin, how could it be as strong as it is today.
However, these two younger brothers of Da Qin are now on the side of the Ming Dynasty. In turn, they blame their eldest brother Da Qin who has given them countless help, and even directly sent troops to support the Ming Dynasty.
This kind of traitor who stabs someone in the back is the most hated.
After the news spread, within three days, tens of thousands of people spontaneously took to the streets in Luoyang, Wancheng, Yecheng, Xiangyang and other places with close ties with the Wei and Song Dynasties, setting off a crusade against the Wei and Song Dynasties. Demonstrations in both countries.
Some people who were overly emotional directly smashed the shops opened by local merchants from the Wei and Song Dynasties. After the smashing, they were still not relieved, and even injured innocent clerks and bosses, which eventually led to many murders.
If people smashed a shop to vent their emotions, the law would not punish the public, so they would only be closed for a few days at most.
But if someone is beaten to death and someone is killed, this is a crime against public order, and it is not as simple as being imprisoned for a few days.
Da Qin's laws will naturally not protect these mobs who use patriotism as a guise to release their negative emotions, and Da Qin's police officers will not show mercy at all. They will be imprisoned and tried together, and then punished according to the severity of the case.
Many such people were arrested in various cities, which calmed down the excited people a lot, but it was still difficult to generalize the wave of condemnation of Wei and Song Dynasty.
But when it comes to parading the streets to denounce the two traitors, Wei and Song, the people in the imperial capital of Luoyang have to be the most professional.
As the capital of the Qin Dynasty, Luoyang is a place with the best security. The city is full of soldiers, policemen and guards. Naturally, the people of Luoyang do not dare to mess around like people from other places.
In addition, even if the people of Luoyang know little about Da Qin's security crimes, there are still students from various university palaces who educate them about the law and tell them what they can and cannot do. Naturally, they will not smash shops or even kill people. Something illegal.
Led by some students from various university palaces, the people of Luoyang took to the streets in an organized and disciplined manner, parading to denounce the traitors of the Wei and Song Dynasties who betrayed the alliance, thus forming beautiful landscapes.
“Cao Wei is unrighteous, Zhao Song is shameless.”
“Severely punish the Wei and Song Dynasties to set the record straight.”
Every time a slogan is sounded, there will be an immediate response, and waves of sound resound throughout the entire city of Luoyang.
At the beginning, the slogans shouted by the people were quite normal. They were all words to denounce and denounce the Wei and Song Dynasties.
But as the situation developed, the people's shouting changed, and the slogan became "Abolish the five concubines and attack the Wei and Song Dynasties."
The five concubines known to the common people are naturally the concubine princesses of the Wei and Song Dynasties, namely: Zhao Ling'er, Su Daji, Cao Xian, Cao Jie, and Xiahou Qingyi.
The two countries Wei and Song were against Da Qin because of life and death and profit. They had nothing to do with Zhao Ling'er and the other five women, but the people cursed Ying Hao's five concubines.
This is obviously a case of blaming the dissatisfaction with the Wei and Song Dynasties on Zhao Ling'er and other five women, and also using public opinion to kidnap the policy. This is not a good sign.
Luoyang Imperial Palace, in the North Palace.
Emperor Ying Hao of the Qin Dynasty, as well as Zhao Ling'er, Su Daji and other five demon concubines, also heard the condemnation of the people outside the imperial city.
Zhao Linger, Su Daji, Cao Xian, and Cao Jie all looked pale and felt vaguely uneasy. Only Xia Hou Qingyi, who had followed Ying Hao for the longest time, had a calm expression.
As for Ying Hao, his face was full of coldness, and he was obviously really angry.
This anger is naturally not directed at Zhao Ling'er and the other five women, but at those ill-intentioned students who guide public opinion and attempt to tie up national policies.
The second imperial examination of the Qin Dynasty is about to begin. Scholars and scholars from wealthy families usually come to Luoyang in advance to adapt.
Originally, these officials were in fair competition, but the rebellion of the Wei and Song Dynasties gave those who lacked strength but wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to opportunize.
They feel that if they perform well in this people's demonstration, they can be considered as relieving the country's worries. If they enter the sight of the high officials in the DPRK in advance, it will obviously be a bonus for the next imperial examination, but they don't know that the high-level officials The most disgusting thing is this kind of behavior.
"Fengxiao, find out every one of those who direct their hatred of the Wei and Song Dynasties towards the five concubines." Ying Hao ordered coldly.