Chapter 882
In fact, when Zhao Yu first came to this era, his first choice was Cao Mengde, not because he liked it for no reason.
In the original history, although Cao Wei didn't exist for a long time, he left a lot of valuable wealth for future generations.
In the history that has not changed, when Cao Mengde was in charge of Central Plains and the northern land, he made great achievements in water conservancy projects alone. He built a waterway from the Yellow River to You Prefecture, which is the prototype of the northern section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. And reconnect the abandoned Langtang Canal, which is the gap, and JAC's journal communication. The Chasm is an extremely important waterway in the Central Plains area, and the Kangou is the prototype of the southern section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
It is said that Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty built the canal in the future, but who knows that the prototype of this canal has been formed in the period of Cao Wei? !
What kind of great contribution did the construction of these canals and water conservancy canals have to this nation? !
Comparatively speaking, whether it is Liu Bei of Shuhan or Sun Quan of Jiangdong, what did they do? What is left for future generations?
This is why, before the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms distorted and confused people's ideas, the dynasties after Cao Wei generally regarded Cao Wei as orthodox.
There is no other, because Cao Mengde seeks for eternity. And the other two, hehe ...
Take Shuhan as an example, when Liu Bei entered Shu, the population of Shuzhong was not low. Although the beacon fires continued, but after the establishment of Shu Han, it was often the Shu Country Lord who launched the Northern Expedition, and the war rarely spread to Shu. However, with people like Zhuge Liang, why has the population of Shuhan late stage been greatly reduced? This cannot be explained by a single word of 'war'.
The war did not spread to the mainland of Shuhan, and the number of soldiers killed by Shuhan in repeated wars is also well documented. Considering the growth of the population, the total population of Shuhan has decreased significantly. You must know that in the chaotic times at the end of the Han Dynasty, the territory of Cao Wei was the most affected, whether it was the Yellow Turban Rebellion that affected hundreds of millions of people, or the countless wars between the various princes when they competed for the Central Plains later - Central Plains is the area that suffers the most.
And Jiangdong is exactly the same as Shuhan.
However, when the three families returned to Jin, most of the population branches were concentrated in Central Plains. Shu Han and Soochow Wu were weakened beyond recognition.
They didn't think about people's livelihood at all. Zhuge Liang, who was blown away, continued to persevere in the northern expeditions when Shuhan continued to decline. It can be seen that he is not a man who seeks eternal life.
With a sentence of helping the Han family, the Shu Han, a wealthy place that had never been affected by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, turned into that look.
Of course, this is the word of Zhao Yu's family, he thinks so.
So when he came to this era, he tended to Cao Mengde rather than Liu Bei, who was known for his 'benevolence and righteousness'.
And now, what Cao Mengde did did not disappoint Zhao Yu.
Even when he was fighting externally, Cao Mengde did not forget to do what he should do for the people on this land, which is really not easy.
Now that Cao Mengde has defeated Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan will not be his opponent. The entire Central Plains region and the northern land have no opponents. It can be said that they are full of wings. When Jizhou, You Prefecture, and Qing State, which are newly brought under the rule, settle down, for at most five years, the other princes will be meat on the chopping block, and they will be slaughtered.
"It doesn't take five years, three years is enough."
Cao Mengde said high-spirited and vigorous: "I only need three years to completely stabilize the three northern states, and In these three years, I have to defeat the Xiongnu, but Xianbei in the north, and re-establish Bingzhou. In this way, You, Ji, Bing, Qing, Yan, Henan, Xu, and Sili will be connected together. Half of the country is in my hands.”
He looked at Zhao Yu and said, "Liang Province can't run away either. Ma Teng, Han Sui, clay chickens and pottery dogs. I have Lu Bu Sun Ce, and I can eliminate the scourge of Liang Province in just one or two years. Stop the chaos of the Qiang."
Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel happy for him: "This leaves only Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou and Jiaozhou."
paused, Zhao Yu said: "As for Zhang Lu in Hanzhong..."
Cao Mengde said: "Zhang Lu suffers from a small ear. Not to mention, if you want to take Hanzhong, you can't kill him."
"oh?"
Zhao Yu hearing this, I can't help but think of the Hu Family village outside Baoxie Road when I went to Hanzhong.
But I heard Cao Mengde say: "Zhang Lu is based in Hanzhong with five buckets of rice, and the five buckets of rice is of Huang Lao Taoism. I came back from the north yesterday, and Wen Ruo said that a Hanzhong envoy wanted to see me, and in his words, he was bewildered to inquire about the news of Mr. In my opinion, with just one word from Mr. Zhang, Zhang Lu will not surrender to Hanzhong?"
Zhao Yu listened, secretly said that he didn't expect.
"Yes, Zhang Lu is also a Daoist."
Zhao Yu laughed: "I was negligent for a while, but I didn't think of it. By the way, I remember Zuo Ci Laodao once told me I said about Zhang Lu."
"What do you mean by that, Mr.?" Cao Mengde was looking forward to it.
Hanzhong is really difficult to play due to the terrain. If the soldiers are not bloody, it will best meet Cao Mengde's wishes.
Anyway, if there is a chance, Cao Mengde won't take it for granted. That Zhang Lu is a daoist priest, Zhao Yu is a real immortal, and he worships without paying his dues? !
Zhao Yu said: "It is also feasible."
He said: "However, Hanzhong is not the Hanzhong of Zhang Lu's family. Even if he is willing to surrender, the civil and military under his command can be Would you like to surrender? Once something goes wrong, causing chaos in Hanzhong and destroying people's livelihood, I'm afraid it's not what you want to see."
Cao Mengde nodded: "Sir, what you said is not bad. After thinking about it. Hanzhong has already contacted me secretly from the Aristocratic Family, but there are also stubborn ones. If Zhang Lu wants to surrender, but these people don't want to surrender, Hanzhong will be in chaos. If the backs of these people are reconciled, they can avoid hidden dangers to the greatest extent.”
Zhao Yu nodded slightly: “This is a serious word. The leader of the Zhongdao family is similar to Zhang Lu. With Zixu Laodao coming forward, I am not afraid that Zhang Lu is unwilling to give up his rights. Let Zhang Lu stabilize Hanzhong first, and then let his stubborn men lead the army into battle. You only need to hold him back. Zhang Lu can let go of his hands and feet, so he can get his wish."
Cao Mengde smiled happily: "I sent troops in two ways, all the way from Guanzhong, all the way through the Baoxie Road to see Nanzheng. All the way out from Nanyang, Attacking Hanzhong..."
The two of them were chatting happily when Guan Haifei came to report: "Master, Mr. Cao, Mr. Wen Ruo is here."
Zhao Yu and Cao Mengde startled slightly, Zhao Yu said, "Go and invite Wen Ruo to come over."
Guan Hai responded and ran away.
Zhao Yu said to Cao Mengde, "Wen Ruo came in person, is there something wrong?"
Cao Mengde thought about it, with a clear comprehension in his expression: "Or something has changed in the north."
After a while, Xun Yu walked over quickly: "My lord, Mr. Zhao!"
"Wenruo doesn't need to be more polite." Cao Mengde said quickly: "But the north has changed? "