<h1>Farming can also win battles--Zhao Chongguo (15), a great strategist who has become a great strategist</h1>
<h1>Idle life</h1>
In the spring of the first year (61 BC) of the Western Han Dynasty, the Western Qiang tribes that had been grazing cattle around Qinghai Lake entered Jincheng County, intending to unite with the Xiongnu forces in the western region and launch a rebellion to seize Jincheng and Hexi regions, and the late-eighty-year-old national treasure-level veteran general and later general Zhao Chongguo was ordered to lead the crossbow general Xu Yanshou and the Qiang general Xin Wuxian to lead 60,000 troops to tuntian in the Hehuang Valley (present-day eastern Qinghai Province) west of Jincheng County. Suddenly, an old friend named Hao Xingshi came to greet him. The two were reunited after a long absence, naturally rejoicing, Zhao Chong Guo set up a banquet, the wine was half drunk, Hao Xing seemed to want to talk and stopped, Zhao Chong Guo Nai Ping went to the people, asked him what was going on, Hao Xing gave him a word: "In this battle of Pingqiang, the general has made great achievements, and the imperial court will have a reward." However, although the other two generals were at odds with the general in their counterinsurgency strategy, the general had to pay attention to it. The crossbow general Xu Yanshou (許延寿), the uncle of Empress Xu, was deeply trusted by His Majesty; the Qiang general Xin Wuxian was also a general of Xiao Yongsu, and his father, brothers, and nephews were all lieutenant generals in the army, so the ministers of the dynasty now said that the second general of the Qiang Dynasty was broken by the strong crossbow, attacked the Qiang, and won a lot, and the Qiang was defeated. Only those who know two or three people know that the Qiang people are poor and can be obeyed without fighting. Now that the general's class has entered the court, why not push the boat along the water is due to these two generals. So the two generals will be grateful to the general, and the whole hall will rejoice, will it not be good! ”
Look, this haoxing gave many ways to become an official: give all the credit to the main war faction and the emperor's cronies, one can show humility, and the other can show the emperor's wisdom in employing people. This emperor is happy, the Xu family and the Xin family also read your good, you Zhao family will be able to security and wealth, and the glory and favor will be endless. How much harmony, otherwise, this is called self-inflicted jealousy, and the strategy of protecting oneself by being blind is dangerous!
In fact, Zhao Chongguo has been an official for decades, can he not understand these truths? Xu Yanshou was a foreign relative, and according to the old system of the Western Han Dynasty, sooner or later he would have to enter the ranks of heavy generals, and now he took the opportunity to say two good words to him but only to advance the matter; and Na Xin Wuxian was originally a native of Longxi Di Dao (present-day Lintao, Gansu), not only an old subordinate of Zhao Chongguo, but also his hometown (Zhao Chongguo was a shangyi person in Longxi), and it was a common sentiment of people to promote the protégé township party, so why not enjoy it? However, Zhao Chongguo was reluctant to do so without paying attention to human feelings, because this was a matter of principle, and the issue of principle could not be accommodated or harmonized.
Zhao Chong Guo said, "Since I am old and my title is extremely high, how can I deceive the Lord because I avoid suspicion of a momentary achievement?" The military posture, the great affairs of the country, should be the law of the hereafter. The old minister does not take yu life as the pros and cons of His Majesty's explicit words, and once he dies suddenly, who should be restored to the lord's words? ”
Zhao Chongguo's old man was dying, the title had also reached its peak, there was no seal, he had nothing to praise, and there was no need to pull gangs to seek promotion and wealth. However, the military strategy of Xin and Xu who disregarded the overall situation and only suppressed them was obviously wrong, so how could the wrong things be encouraged? If they now give them all the credit and let the emperor give them the rank of knight, then future generations will surely follow suit. Isn't this a big hidden danger for the country? Therefore, Zhao Chongguo resolutely could not do this.
Hao Xing gave Zhao Chongguo a clear sense of danger, but he still died without repentance, and he was looking for bad luck, and he couldn't help but exhort: "Although the general spares his life, will he not hesitate to risk his heirs' future and even safety?" "Zhao Chong Guo is indifferent, but his son Zhonglang will Be Zhao Wei at a critical moment in his career, Lao Tzu paved the way for his son and accumulated contacts, is this not also a matter of course?
However, Zhao Chong Guo said with a long laugh: "Chong Guo's father and son have no merit, but they are deeply favored by Han En, and the rank general, The Marquis of Juetong, often wishes to be livery and brainy." If you report to the country now, your subjects will not seek fame, and they will not avoid sin, although they will be killed by axes and soups, and fathers and sons will die, they will be happy and happy. May the public never say it again! ”
Some people are in danger because they don't know it, but Zhao Chongguo knows the danger, but he is willing to fall into it. Fool, this is a real big fool, HaoXingshi nai sighed and resigned.
Therefore, Zhao Chongguo truthfully reported the northwest military situation and his opinions to Emperor Xuan of Han, who approved of it, so he dismissed Xu and Xin from their positions as generals, without any official titles, Xu Yanshou continued to be his attendant and Marquis of Lecheng, and Xin Wuxian went back to continue to be Jiuquan Taishou, and fenghou did not want to think about it. To say that Xu Yanshou is also honest and generous, he did not hate Zhao Chongguo, moreover, a few years later he still obediently became the general Sima da sima and adhered to the state government; but Xin Wuxian was different, the Han Chengping had been peaceful for a long time, it was hard to have the opportunity to make meritorious service and marquis, he was disturbed by Zhao Chongguo, could he calm down? As a result, the hatred grew little by little in Xin Wuxian's heart, twisting upwards and going crazy, and when he found the opportunity, he was about to spew out: You old and immortal Zhao Chongguo, you wait and see, I will definitely come back again...
Some people take the world as their own responsibility, and some people take their own responsibility as the world, this is the realm problem.
After some time, the imperial court decided to send a new Qiang lieutenant to Zhenfu Qiangren, so Emperor Xuan of Han issued an edict asking the five provinces to jointly recommend the candidates for Qiang school lieutenants.
The so-called Five Provinces were the five military and political institutions of the Han Dynasty government at that time. They are: The Shogun's Mansion, the Imperial Household, the Che Rider General's Mansion, the Former General's Mansion, and the Later Shogun's Mansion.
The first four provinces quickly elected their favorite candidate, and this person was Xin Wuxian's younger brother, Xin Tang. It is a little comfort and a little compensation to the lost Xin Wuxian.
However, with such a great joy, the nasty Zhao Chongguo jumped out of the bad guys again.
At that time, Zhao Chong guo was relapsing from his old illness, bedridden, and absent from the discussion of the five provinces, And Emperor Xuan of Han thought of simply not bothering the old general, so he directly appointed Xin Tang as a lieutenant of the Qiang Guards, and at the same time handed over the Fu Jie to him, ordering him to prepare for the journey immediately.
However, Zhao Chongguo was, after all, an old national treasure with outstanding merits, and he was also the most familiar with the situation in the Western Qiang Dynasty in the imperial court. Therefore, after the incident, Emperor Xuan sent a person to the bedside to inform Zhao Chongguo, which was actually a formality to show respect, and the other four provinces all agreed, and Zhao Chongguo had no reason to raise objections. Even if an objection is raised, it is a minority obeying the majority and not being used.
Who knows that Zhao Chongguo heard the word Xin Tang, immediately struggled and jumped out of bed, forced the sick body, filed a letter of illness, and wrote a letter of resolute opposition.
Zhao Chongguo said: The primary duty of a lieutenant of the Qiang Guards is to maintain peace and stability on the northwestern border by restraining the Qiang people, appeasing the Qiang people, and cultivating the trust and good feelings of the Qiang people. Ke Xin Tang was often drunk, and he liked to make trouble when he was drunk, how could this character allow him to be a feudal official to appease the barbarians? If you really want to choose the Xin family, then choose Xin Tang's brother Xin Linzhong, who was a lieutenant last year and pingqiang, and then was ordered by the imperial court to follow the Qiang, and the effect was very great. Zhao Chongguo was quite satisfied with his style.
Liu Qianyi saw that even Zhao Chongguo was sick and refused to live in peace, which showed that Old Zhao was really anxious. Well, then let Xin Linzhong go to protect Qiang! Anyway, Xin Tang and he are brothers, the family does not speak two words, who goes is not the same!
Xin Tang had no choice but to hand over the rune to his brother Xin Linzhong. Xin Lin was embarrassed to see that he had taken the official position of his younger brother, but the emperor's order was difficult to violate, and he had no choice but to lead the troops to set off.
Who wants to be fair and not beautiful, Xin Linzhong encountered a very large cold tide weather as soon as he arrived in Qinghai, then Xin Linzhong's body was not good enough, and as a result, he immediately fell ill in bed as soon as he tossed and turned, and he couldn't do anything.
As a result, there was no way, and Emperor Xuan could only send Xin Tang to be a lieutenant of the Qiang Guards in the end. Zhao Chongguo quickly wrote a letter of opposition again, but this time his objection was invalid, because the imperial court did not want to toss it anymore, or according to the original proposal, Xin Tang, this is Providence!
However, it turned out that Zhao Chongguo was right. After Xin Tang arrived in office, he often drank heavily and went crazy, humiliating the leaders of the Western Qiang, and the Qiang people were extremely disappointed, and finally rebelled again. The imperial court had to send troops again to pacify it.
I have to admire Zhao Chongguo, the old Jiang Shen calculated, every word must be in the middle, look at people that is called a quasi.
At the same time, Xin Wuxian, who was stationed in Jiuquan, was about to die. Zhao Chongguo confronted my old Xin family several times and three times, and we were overwhelmed all the way, which was really humiliating. This old guy is old like this, why don't you die?
Soon, news came from Chang'an, saying that Zhao Chongguo's illness was cured, and he was still going to the court every day, and it seemed that there was no sign of dying.
Xin Wuxian rubbed his goatee hysterically and thought: This old guy can really live, and the more he lives, the more spiritual he is. What can be done about this, how can we kill him?
Xin Wuxian thought about it for half a day, and finally found that Zhao Chongguo was a national treasure and had great prestige; and he was also a clean and honest official, sitting on the fat shortage of Shaofu for decades, he never embezzled or accepted bribes, and there was no handle to catch; it was simply a seamless egg, and the flies could not bite into it!
With a headache, Xin Wuxian suddenly remembered something, immediately jumped up with joy, and shouted: "I have a plan!" As soon as this matter broke out, Zhao Chong Guo'er, I see how long you are proud! ”
It turned out that Xin Wuxian saw that Zhao Chongguo was invincible, so he was ready to attack his son Zhao Jie. Zhao Wei had a big handle in his hand.
It turned out that the Huo Clique collapsed that year, implicating dozens of those who were accused. For a moment, Chang'an shook, and the group of subjects was terrified and panicked. In particular, Huo Guang's loyal political ally and granddaughter's personal general Zhang Anshi, Emperor Xuan of Liu Que had long wanted to take this opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity to take a stab at him, and at this time, Zhao Chongguo entered the palace alone to ask for a meeting, and tried to protect Zhang Anshi to Emperor Xuan, saying that he was loyal and sincere, and advising Emperor Xuan to pardon the world and not to further expand the situation.
Emperor Xuan eventually accepted Zhao Chongguo's suggestion, and Zhang Anshi and others were able to save their lives. This matter was the top secret of the court, and Zhao Chongguo had always kept his mouth shut, never telling anyone about it except that he had told his son Zhao Wei.
However, later in the Battle of Pingqiang, Zhao Wei and Xin Wuxian went to fight the Qiang people together, and the two had a good relationship, so they often drank together. Once, after Zhao Wei was drunk, he lost his word and accidentally revealed this top secret of the court to Xin Wuxian.
Afterwards, Xin Wuxian promised Zhao Wei that he would never pass on the matter. But now, in order to get revenge on the nasty Zhao Chongguo, Xin Wuxian can't take care of so much, credit this thing, worth a few dollars, first solve the hatred in his heart.
Zhao Chongguo, if you make my three brothers uncomfortable, I will make your father and son uncomfortable! Come out of the official field to mix, one day to pay back, you should have this realization!
Leisurely Sheng said: "In the name of merit, greedy for the sending of the army, this self-styled general is accustomed to handsomeness, although the ancient Xianqing Doctor Lian Po and Li Guang's genus, have not been able to know that they are self-absorbed, and those under it are like Xin Wuxianhu?" It's just that Wu Xian actually became jealous of Xian's heart for harming people because of this, which is the belly of a villain, extremely shameless. ”
So Xin Wuxian immediately wrote a letter accusing Zhao Wei of leaking the central secrets. Soon, Zhao Wei was arrested and imprisoned, and was discovered by the court lieutenant that he had broken into the shogunate of Zhao Chongguo without authorization to find the camp military Sima and chaotically, and punished both crimes at the same time. Zhao Jiao couldn't bear the humiliation, and resented Xin Wuxian's shameless villain, so he actually drew his sword and slashed his neck, killing Qingqing himself.
The greatest pain in this world, apart from the loss of parents at an early age, is the loss of children in old age. Xin Wuxian smelled such good news, and flew with a happy smile: Haha Zhao Chongguo, call you cow, you cow, I didn't expect it, you also have today!
Zhao Wei became a zhonglang general at a young age, and was the most prominent son of Zhao Chongguo, and also the hope for the future of the Zhao family. But now, everything is over, the country has lost a general, Zhao Chongguo has lost a beloved son, and the Zhao family has completely lost hope for the future. Such an ending made the Zhao family feel fierce, and they all had to go to Xin Wuxian to evaluate and evaluate, and then find an opportunity to retaliate. The Tianshui Zhao clan was a descendant of King Zhao Jia at the end of the Warring States period, and they were both the bloodiness of Yan Zhao's generous and tragic song and the arrogance and thickness of the Longxi people, and they really couldn't swallow this breath!
Photo: Zhao Tianshui Hall
However, the veteran general Zhao Chongguo endured a great sorrow in his heart and resolutely drank to stop everyone.
The Xin family can declare a personal vendetta, but the Zhao family cannot. Because if Zhao Chongguo did this, it would prove that the Tuntian strategy he proposed earlier was not for the sake of the country, but was fighting with Xin Wuxian. Helplessly, for the sake of the strategic direction of the empire, Zhao Chongguo could only prove with practical actions that the Zhao family and the Xin family only had political disagreements, and there was absolutely no selfish resentment. If the son is dead, then die, this is the sacrifice that the Zhao family must make for this, there is no way, there is no way...
Xin Wuxian saw that Zhao Chongguo did not react to his revenge, and his heart was both happy and uninteresting: Old Zhao was really old, so afraid of things, really timid as a rat! Forget it, since this is the case, I have a large number of Lord Xin Wuxian, so I won't bother with you! Be careful in the future, don't offend Lord Ben again, you know?
There is a kind of life that loves to do two things: you succeed, he is jealous of you; you fail, he laughs at you.
However, the feud between the Xin and Zhao families did not end there, and in the third year of the founding of the Hancheng Emperor (30 BC), the grandson of Xin Wuxian somehow killed someone in the Zhao family on the street. Emperor Cheng was furious and demoted his father's name, Xin Qingji( a renamer of lieutenant), to Jiuquan Taishou (Sakei Taishou).
The enmity between these two families has not subsided after thirty years, and it is a pity!
Decades later, in the third year of the first year of the Hanping Emperor 's reign (3 AD), the Xin clan was accused of "invading the people of Lingling and weixing prefectures" because they were involved in a power struggle between foreign relatives. In the end, more than ten high-ranking officials of the Xin clan were killed. It can be seen that the heavens are clear and the retribution is not happy.