Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 191: Powerful Yongliang, Cao Pi was furious (seeking pursuit)

Nan'an County, Bi Daocheng.

Zhang Fei's subordinate Fan Qiang invited You Chu, the governor of Longxi County, and Shi Mayong, the governor of Longxi County.

"Prefect You, Ma Changshi, and the prime minister won a great victory in Lueyang and captured Meng Da, the governor of the Western Front of the puppet Wei Dynasty alive."

"The Prime Minister has ordered the troops to return to Hanzhong, and ordered Zhuge Qiao, the auxiliary general of the Han Dynasty, to temporarily act as the governor of Liangzhou to govern Ji County and command the four counties of Tianshui, Guangwei, Nan'an and Longxi."

"General Zhang Zhu is temporarily acting as the governor of Nan'an County and will arrive in Bidao City soon."

"General Chariot and Cavalry also sent people to summon me back to Hanzhong. I will leave all matters in Nan'an County to you two."

Fan Qiang’s words were concise and to the point.

These few words made You Chu and Ma Yong horrified.

When you were ordered to take charge of Longxi County and Nan'an County, You Chu knew that he had been deceived by Zhuge Qiao.

Meng Da was captured, Zhang He was defeated and fled, Xia Houru was killed in the battle, and more than half of the 70,000-strong army was lost.

For You Chu, no matter who wins the Longyou War, the refugees in the two counties must be appeased.

"The rebellion in the counties last year has only just subsided, and the rebels have not yet been completely pacified."

Hao Zhao solemnly said: "Let you rest assured that the general will live up to his trust!"

Zhang He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Ze had all his troops.

Following the defeat at Jinxiangfan, Cao Wei suffered another disastrous defeat.

In just a few days, the outcome of the Longyou battle was decided, and Meng Da, who Cao Pi had placed high hopes on, was even captured alive!
Until Fan Qiang left, You Chu and Ma Yong were not at peace.

"Shan Yanggong abdicated to the throne. I originally thought that the destiny of the Han Dynasty was over and that the destiny of the Wei Dynasty was returned to Wei."

You Chu's expression was solemn, and finally he sighed: "Let's just wait and see what happens. I have to wait and see how Luoyang reacts first."

"If Zhuge Qiao sends people to instigate rebellion, Liangzhou will be in danger!"

If they wholeheartedly help the Han, if Wei wins, what awaits Ma Yong and others is Wei's brutal revenge.

"Although I defend Xiping, Jincheng and Wuwei, I may not be able to stop Zhuge Qiao."

And now.

"It is difficult to predict the changes in the world in the future."

The root cause of the rebellion is still the uneven distribution of interests, which would take Zhang Ji three to five years or more to alleviate.

however.

however.

Seeing Zhang He, Su Ze secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately General Zuo is fine, otherwise I don't know how to resist the Han soldiers."

Jincheng County, Yuzhong City.

However, You Chu did not refuse Zhuge Qiao's military orders and was still conscientiously pacifying the refugees in the two counties.

The Han's great victory in Longyou was enough to make Wei's destiny unstable.

"Immediately go to Anding County to Luoyang and ask for help from His Majesty. Tell Your Majesty that the people of Liangzhou will be in chaos. Please send troops quickly, otherwise all the counties in Liangzhou will fall into the hands of Han soldiers!"

Ma Yong is also complicated in his heart. He cannot see destiny and the general trend clearly, which is very dangerous.

Anding County, Linjing City.

If there is a fight between snake and mouse, if the Han wins, then what awaits Ma Yong and others is the cold exile of the Han.

You Chu can no longer guess how his destiny will change in the future.

When the Han Dynasty captured Longyou, it did not seize the destiny of the country; when the Wei lost Longyou, it did not lose the power of the destiny.

"But I never thought that this emerging Yanhan would show signs of breaking the destiny of Wei."

Zhang Ji could almost imagine that in Xiping, Jincheng, Wuwei, Zhangye and other counties in Liangzhou, there would definitely be officials and people who were dissatisfied with Cao Wei and took the opportunity to rebel again!
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Ji suppressed the panic in his heart and summoned Hao Zhao: "Bo Dao, Meng Da was defeated and captured. The situation in Liangzhou is in danger."

Zhang He and Su Ze arrived one after another.

The four counties of Longyou were captured, Zhang Ji was defeated and returned to Jincheng, and Meng Da of Chang'an was also defeated and captured.

During this period, Zhang Ji needed to use force to deter him.

"Master Fu, how should we make a decision?" Ma Yong had no idea.

Rebellion cannot be solved by suppressing it.

Deep down in his heart, You Chu still hopes that Meng Da can win.

You Chu couldn't help but sigh.

To survive in troubled times, what you fear most is not being able to see destiny and the general trend.

"I will live and die with Liangzhou!"

The scouts who inquired about the intelligence also reported back the news that the Wei army was defeated, Meng Da was captured, and Zhuge Qiao was the governor of the four counties.

People who think like You Chuma Yong can be found everywhere in the four counties of Longyou.

Zhang Ji's face turned pale: "With Meng Da captured, the four counties in Longyou will not dare to fight back again."

With Su Ze's troops and the soldiers from Anding County, Zhang He had 20,000 men in Anding County.

Although they could not take back the four counties of Longyou, they could prevent the Han soldiers from taking Anding County again.

"The battle at Longyou needs to be reported to His Majesty in detail, to prevent Meng Da from shirking his responsibility." Zhang He quickly made a decision and jointly sent a battle report to Cao Pi with Su Ze, Deng Xian and Li Fu.

Neither Zhang He nor Su Ze had received the news of Meng Da's defeat and capture, and they were only worried that Meng Da would take the opportunity to shirk responsibility.

After careful discussion, the two sent troops to station in the important city of Anding County and sent people to Luoyang to report the news.

Chen Cang.

One after another, people were defeated and fled from the street pavilion.

At first, Fei Yao was worried that Zhuge Qiao was repeating his old tricks. When more and more troops were defeated, Fei Yao finally confirmed the news that Meng Da was defeated and captured.

The news was so shocking that Fei Yao almost gave up Chencang and fled to Chang'an.

"The news must be sent to Chang'an as soon as possible."

"If Zhuge Qiao comes again, I will really have to live and die with Chen Cang!"

When Deng Xian withdrew, he left some war horses for Fei Yao. Fei Yao immediately organized the information obtained and sent his cronies to Chang'an as fast as possible.

All of a sudden.

The counties of Yongliang became panic-stricken because of the great victory of the Han army.

Changan.

Fei Yao's envoy arrived first.

When Pan Jun saw the contents of the battle report, he stood up from his seat in shock.

"impossible!"

"Mengda has an army of 70,000, and there are also generals such as General Zuo. How could he be defeated and captured?"

"That's an army of 70,000!"

Pan Jun's hands were shaking a little.

"Mengda missed Your Majesty!"

"If the news reaches Luoyang, His Majesty's throne will be unstable!"

Not long after Cao Pi took the throne, he not only lost the four counties of Longyou, but Meng Da, the governor of the Western Front, was defeated and captured!

This will definitely make Cao Wei's clan, civil and military officials question Cao Pi's ability. After all, Meng Da was deployed in Chang'an by Cao Pi against all opinions!

Cao Cao's last order was to let Cao Zhang take charge of Chang'an!

Pan Jun did not dare to hesitate, and quickly wrote a letter, detailing the situation of the Longyou war and the corresponding countermeasures, and sent his cronies to Luoyang at high speed.

"Yang Qiu was in Yi County, but he let Ma Chao go to Longyou. If Yang Qiu is not helped to escape the crime, Yang Qiu is very likely to rebel!" Pan Jun was keenly aware of the hidden dangers in this.

Part of the reason for Meng Da's defeat at Longyou was that Yang Qiu was scared by Ma Chao and did not dare to leave the city. If Yang Qiu got the news of Meng Da's defeat and capture, and feared being accused and defected to Liu Bei, then Chang'an would be in danger!

Think of this.

Pan Jun immediately brought more than 20 cavalrymen to Xi County to meet Yang Qiu at night.

Seeing Pan Jun arriving overnight, Yang Qiu was surprised: "Pan Zhonglang, why are you so urgent?"

Pan Jun asked Yang Qiuping to retreat and said in a solemn voice: "I'm here to save the general's life."

Seeing Pan Jun's serious expression, Yang Qiu couldn't help but laugh a little: "Pan Zhonglang, you have to change your habit of scaring people. Do you think I, Yang Qiu, am just scared?"

Seeing that Yang Qiu didn't take it seriously, Pan Jun's tone became more serious: "Does General Yang know where Ma Chao has gone?"

Yang Qiu's tone became more disdainful: "Ma Chaozhou is hiding in Xi County. What's there to ask?"

"Then Ma Chao deliberately asked Ma Dai to lead five hundred soldiers to wander outside Yi County, just to trick me out of the city. Do you really think I'm that easy to be fooled?"

"As long as I don't leave the city, Ma Chao won't be able to capture this county!"

"I admit that I can't beat Ma Chao, but I don't seek merit, but no fault. As long as I can defend Yi County, I will have no fault!"

Pan Jun secretly cursed a loser and raised his tone: "General Yang, Ma Chao went to Chencang!"

"Because of your fault, General Meng had to divide his troops to rescue Chen Cang!"

"Zhuge Liang took advantage of General Meng's division of troops and not only captured General Meng alive, but also completely occupied the four counties of Longyou!"

"General Yang, do you still think that because you defended Yi County, you are not at fault?"

Yang Qiu said in shock: "Ma Chao went to Chencang? General Meng was defeated and captured? When was the news?"

Pan Jun then relayed the information sent by Fei Yao in detail.

After hearing this, Yang Qiu felt his legs weaken and sat down slumped.

Obviously.

Yang Qiu also understood the seriousness of the matter.

If Ma Chao is outside the city of Yi County, there is nothing wrong with Yang Qiu defending the city.

But Ma Chao left the county town, and Yang Qiu was so frightened by Ma Dai's 500 soldiers outside the city that he did not dare to leave the city. Then there was a big problem.

20,000 people were blocked in the city by 500 people and were used as turtles. If word spread, would Yang Qiu still be able to gain a foothold in Cao Wei?
In an instant, Yang Qiu's eyes turned cold, and his right hand quietly pressed the hilt of the sword.

Pan Jun sneered: "General Yang, do you want to surrender to Liu Bei?"

"I advise you to put aside this idea. Even if you vote for Liu Bei, Liu Bei will give you a false position at most."

"Do you still expect to be able to respect yourself under Liu Bei?"

Yang Qiu saw through his thoughts and smiled: "Pan Zhonglang misunderstood. I am loyal to Your Majesty, how could I vote for Liu Bei, a veteran?"

Pan Jun said solemnly: "General Yang, if you want to surrender to Liu Bei, I won't stop you; but I have a plan that will not only make you innocent, but also make you meritorious."

Yang Qiu was overjoyed and laughed: "Pan Zhonglang, you and I have known each other for a long time. Don't worry, I have made great contributions and I will never leave you behind!"

Pan Jun felt contempt in his heart and offered advice: "General Yang can send people out of the city to see Ma Dai and lie that Mengda has been captured alive. You are worried about being accused and intend to sacrifice the city."

"If Ma Dai believes it, lead him into the city and kill him; if Ma Dai doesn't believe it, General Yang will lead fifty people out of the city to meet Ma Dai and form an ambush. Ma Dai will see that there are few soldiers, so he will not be suspicious."

"General Yang can take the opportunity to kill Ma Dai." "After getting rid of Ma Dai, General Yang will immediately lead his troops to capture Hanzhong!"

"With Zhuge Liang's army outside, Hanzhong will be empty. If Hanzhong is captured, Zhuge Liang will have no way to return!"

"General Yang has made such a great contribution and will definitely succeed Meng Da as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front!"

Pan Jun's voice was quite seductive, and it made Yang Qiu's heart itch.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Qiu touched his palm and said, "Just follow Pan Zhonglang's plan!"

Immediately.

Yang Qiu sent someone to deliver a message to Ma Dai, detailing the dedication of the city.

Ma Dai didn't know the battle situation in Longyou, so he was hesitant and couldn't believe that Yang Qiu presented the city.

So he wrote back to Yang Qiu, saying that he would send someone to Longyou to ask Zhuge Liang for instructions.

Yang Qiu saw that Ma Dai didn't believe it, so he went out of the city to see Ma Dai again.

Seeing that only fifty people from Yang Qiu had arrived, Ma Dai was less suspicious.

Ma Dai led his guards to greet him: "General Yang, I have sent people to Longyou to inform the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will send people to Yi County soon. Why do you need to come to see me in person?"

Ma Dai did not doubt Yang Qiu's intentions. If Yang Qiu had murderous intentions, he could just lead his troops to cover it up. There was no need to take risks at all.

Yang Qiu sighed: "Pan Jun is in charge of Chang'an City now, and Pan Jun asked me to send troops to Hanzhong."

"If you don't want to go to the city to preside over important events, I will have no choice but to go out of the city to see you."

Ma Dai was horrified: "Pan Jun wants you to send troops to Hanzhong? Prime Minister, all the troops and horses are at Longyou right now, how can you stop him?"

Yang Qiu pretended to be proud: "This is also the reason why I dedicated the city. If I don't dedicate the city, I will be punished; if I dedicate the city, the prime minister will definitely express my great achievements."

During the conversation, a sudden change occurred.

Ma Dai's face changed drastically when he heard shouts of killing all around him.

"Kill the thief!"

Then Yang Qiu shouted loudly and drew his sword forward. The Wei soldiers behind him also rushed towards Ma Dai's soldiers.

"Yang Qiu, you!"

Ma Dai was panicked, and his fighting strength dropped by half. He resisted twice, turned around and ran away, but was caught up by Yang Qiu.

"I didn't expect that I would die here today."

Seeing that Ma Dai couldn't escape, he turned around and fought Yang Qiu to the death.

Although Ma Dai was brave, he fell into the trap after all.

The surrounding Wei soldiers rushed in in batches, and the personal guards were also reduced one by one.

Not long after, Ma Dai was hit by three arrows and was unable to fight anymore. He just stared at Yang Qiu fiercely: "Yang Qiu, I fell into your trick by mistake, and I will die. Brother will avenge me!"

Yang Qiu snorted coldly: "I will reunite your brothers."

Worried that Ma Dai would retaliate before his death, Yang Qiu only asked the archers to kill Ma Dai.

"Pan Zhonglang's clever plan, if I hadn't lured Ma Dai to appear, Ma Dai would have escaped and reported the news." Yang Qiu was happy in his heart.

Yang Qiu was already annoyed at being deceived by Ma Chao. Now that he killed Ma Dai, he could relieve some of the hatred in his heart.

Pan Jun said solemnly: "Don't be careless! If Zhuge Liang sends people to look for Ma Dai and sees no trace of Ma Dai, he will definitely return to report the news."

"Soldiers are valuable and quick. General Yang can immediately lead five thousand elite troops to go first. I will lead the army to escort the baggage and food and grass to follow."

Yang Qiu was a little hesitant: "Pan Zhonglang, now that I have killed Ma Dai, it can be regarded as a meritorious service."

"I am going to Hanzhong with a light force. If I am not careful, I will be blocked by Zhuge Liang. I will have no way to advance or retreat. Wouldn't I be asking for death?"

Pan Jun sneered: "General Yang, if you can defend Hanzhong, defend it. If you can't defend it, seize the family members of Zhuge Liang and others in Hanzhong and retreat to Xi County."

"Then use the family members of the Han soldiers to threaten Zhuge Liang to return to the four counties of Longyou."

"If Zhuge Liang disagrees, he will definitely lose his military morale; if he agrees, General Yang will be able to recapture the four counties of Longyou and perform extraordinary feats."

"How can it be that you are seeking death?"

Yang Qiu suddenly realized and laughed and said: "Pan Zhonglang, I was just joking, I will lead the troops to Hanzhong right now!"

While Yang Qiu was preparing to attack Hanzhong, Pan Jun's letter was also sent to Luoyang.

Although he had already received information about Zhuge Liang's surprise attack on Longyou, Cao Pi was not worried.

There is Mengda in Chang'an and hundreds of thousands of people in Yongliang. Why should we fear Zhuge Liang?
Cao Pi has been a little irritable recently.

Because he suspected that Zhen Mi had an unclear relationship with Cao Zhi and often heard Zhen Mi's complaints, Cao Pi ordered Zhen Mi to be put to death.

And because he regretted sending people to recover the edict, the people who went there stumbled on the road, so that the edict was delayed.

Although Cao Pi felt a little regretful, he didn't care too much.

After all, there was Guo Zhao, a noble concubine who was three years older than him, serving him every day, and Liu Xie's two daughters gave Cao Pi a sense of humiliation. How could he still remember Zhen Mi.

When he first married Zhen Mi, in addition to Zhen Mi's beauty, it was also because Zhen Mi was Yuan Xi's wife. Cao Pi just wanted to imitate Cao Cao and satisfy his abnormal human taste.

What made Cao Pi irritated was that his eldest son Cao Rui led troops into Guo Zhao's palace and wanted to kill Guo Zhao to avenge Zhen Mi.

Although Cao Pi stopped Cao Rui from killing Guo Zhao in time, he was also quite angry with Cao Rui.

If you dare to lead troops into the palace now, will you have to kill your father in the future?

So in a rage, Cao Pi deposed Cao Cao's most favored eldest grandson Cao Rui as Pingyuan Marquis.

Cao Rui was deposed, and some people in the clan were unhappy.

The general Cao Ren, the hussar general Cao Hong, and the Zhennan general Cao Xiu all wrote letters to advise.

Even Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi sent letters, especially Cao Zhi, who actually wrote directly to reprimand Cao Pi for killing his wife and abandoning his son, which brought shame to the clan.

He was so angry that Cao Pi directly sent people to chop Cao Zhi!
Because he was in such a depressed mood, Cao Pi felt that the meals carefully prepared by the imperial chef no longer tasted good.

Just when Cao Pi was about to ask someone to remove the meal, Sima Yi, his right servant, came hurriedly: "Your Majesty, urgent report from Chang'an!"

Cao Pi was not interested in looking at it and waved his hand directly: "Zhongda, just look at it and tell me after you see it."

Sima Yi opened the emergency report and glanced at it quickly. His eyes instantly became horrified: "Your Majesty, General Meng has been defeated."

"Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. It is Mengda's first time commanding a large army. It is normal to have small defeats occasionally." Cao Pi still didn't take it seriously.

Sima Yi paused and then said: "General Meng, he was defeated and captured."

"What did you say?" Cao Pi suddenly raised his head.

Sima Yi quickly approached and handed the urgent report to Cao Pi.

Cao Pi quickly glanced at the emergency report, and then threw it to the ground. As if he couldn't breathe, Cao Pi picked up his rice bowl, covered it hard on the table, and shouted:
"Seventy thousand troops! Meng Da has an army of 70,000!"

"Even if there were 70,000 dolphins and dogs, they would kill Zhuge Liang."

"How could Mengda be captured? How could he be captured?"

Cao Pi's eyes were about to burst.

Why should Meng Da be reused against all odds?
A considerable part of the reason is that Cao Pi does not want to use too many clans!

Cao Pi read history books and knew that there was a rebellion among the seven kings in Han Dynasty.

If this clan has too much power, it will be unable to lose its power.

Therefore, Cao Pi wanted to promote subordinate generals like Meng Da to check the generals in the clan such as Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, etc., and to be wary of the resurgence of Cao Zhang, who was good at fighting!

It's just that Cao Pi seems to be a little overconfident. The world has not yet been unified and he is already thinking about weakening the clan.

Why did Cao Cao use clan members as generals?
It is because Cao Cao knows that only if the clan is a general, this power will be concentrated in his hands.

Before the unification of the world, the interests of the clan were consistent with those of the Cao family and his son, so they were the least likely to betray!

If power is given to a foreign general, who knows whether the foreign general will be bribed?

Unfortunately, what Cao Cao did not expect was that after becoming emperor, Cao Pi would give priority to the clan.

Just suppress Cao Zhi, after all, Cao Zhi has no ability.

But replacing Cao Zhang in Chang'an would be tantamount to destroying the Great Wall.

If Cao Cao knew about it, he would probably be able to kick off the coffin board, drag Cao Pi off the throne and beat him severely.

And now.

Cao Pi finally suffered the consequences.

Meng Da was defeated and captured. Not only did he lose most of his 70,000-strong army, but the four counties of Longyou were captured by Zhuge Liang. Even Meng Da was captured alive!
Not long after Cao Pi ascended the throne, he encountered such a big event. I wonder how many people would doubt Cao Pi's ability to rule the Wei Dynasty!
"Zhongda, pass my order to summon Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi to the palace!" Cao Pi had a fierce look in his eyes.

Sima Yi couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.

After following Cao Pi for a long time, Sima Yi naturally knew what Cao Pi wanted to do!
The purpose of summoning Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi to the palace was to take the opportunity to get rid of Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi and prevent them from taking the opportunity to cause trouble and threaten Cao Pi's throne!

"Your Majesty, I believe that the most urgent task is to send good generals to guard Chang'an." Sima Yi quickly advised: "You can issue an edict to make Duke Yanling the general of Zhenxi, station troops in Chang'an, and supervise the military affairs of Yongliang."

Cao Pi stared at Sima Yi, his eyes as if he wanted to kill someone: "Sima Yi, do you know what you are talking about?"

Sima Yi bravely advised him: "Your Majesty, no matter how great the military achievements of Duke Yanling are, he is still your Majesty's younger brother!"

"As long as Duke Yanling is willing to support His Majesty, no one can shake His Majesty's authority even if Xiaoxiao takes advantage of the situation."

"If you continue to enmity with Duke Yan Ling at this time, the scholars in the world will only think that Your Majesty is narrow-minded, and all knowledgeable people will get wind of it and leave."

"If Duke Yanling fails to defend Guanzhong, it will not be too late for Your Majesty to discuss his crime."

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

Cao Pi's anger gradually subsided and he hesitated: "But when I relinquished Cao Zhang's military power, Cao Zhang must have been resentful in his heart; now that I invite him again, how can Cao Zhang be willing to go to Chang'an?"

Sima Yi said: "This matter is easy. You can ask the Queen Mother to come forward. How can a fellow mother be ruthless?"

Cao Pi hesitated for a long time and said, "I can also let Cao Zhen leave Chang'an, but I don't necessarily have to use Cao Zhang."

Sima Yi advised again: "If your Majesty allows the general of the superior army to leave Chang'an, Guan Yu from Jingzhou will definitely take advantage of the situation. If there is no general of the superior army, who will be in charge of the Chinese and foreign military forces in Luoyang?"

Today, Cao Zhen is already the general of Cao Wei's army, the commander-in-chief of all domestic and foreign military affairs, and the false yue, which is equivalent to the highest military commander of Cao Wei.

In order to check and balance the clan, Cao Pi took great pains. You must know that Cao Ren is now worshiped as a general and a commander. According to Cao Cao's original intention, Cao Ren should sit in the middle of the court.

However, Cao Pi only asked Governor Cao Ren and his troops to defend Wujiang and also stationed in Hefei.

In order to make Cao Zhen qualified to supervise the Chinese and foreign military forces, Cao Pi specially appointed a general in the army and gave him a holiday ax.

After carefully considering Sima Yi's opinions, Cao Pi found that apart from getting Cao Zhang out of Chang'an, he could not find another suitable person.

Taking a deep breath, Cao Pi suppressed his fear of Cao Zhang and said: "I will go to find the Queen Mother later. I just feel uneasy about letting Cao Zhang leave the town of Chang'an."

"Zhongda, why don't you go to Chang'an with us and serve as the supervisor of the army?"

"I will give you an imperial edict. If Cao Zhang has second thoughts in Chang'an, you will capture Cao Zhang for me and take over the power of military governor."

Sima Yi wanted to refuse, but seeing Cao Pi's unhappy expression, he quickly accepted the order: "I will obey the holy order!"

After Sima Yi left, Cao Pi could no longer control his anger. He kicked over the table in front of him and drew his sword to chop the table into two pieces.

"Mengda, you betrayed me! You betrayed me! Ah!"

Angry roars resounded in the palace, and no one dared to step forward.

(End of this chapter)