Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Cao Pi was horrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

That's right, he wanted to succeed to the throne in advance and sit on the throne of the Qin Emperor.

But he dared to swear to heaven that he had no intention of joining forces with Cheng Yu and others to force Cao Cao to abdicate.

In fact, he didn't want to come here today to give advice to Cao Cao.

He knew Cao Cao's temper, he had always been suspicious.

There are some things that the ministers can say and advise, but as a son, he can only keep silent.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome because of the mouth, which would only arouse Cao Cao's suspicion.

Today, Cheng Yu and other ministers came together to find him and asked him to take the lead in advising Cao Cao, persuading Cao Cao not to indulge in wine and sex anymore, but to cheer up and work hard to govern the country.

Cao Pi could not bear the repeated requests of his ministers, so he had to risk being suspected by Cao Cao and come to the hall to make suggestions.

The thing I worried about still happened.

Without saying a word, Cao Cao began to suspect him, suspecting that he was colluding with other ministers to force the emperor to abdicate.

"Father, please understand. I have absolutely no such intention!"

Cao Pi was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt down in panic, hitting his forehead on the ground.

Cheng Yu, Xiahou Dun and others were also panicked and quickly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. How dare we, your subjects, have the intention of forcing you to abdicate? We are all risking our lives to give you advice for the sake of the Qin Empire. We only hope that Your Majesty can cheer up and be prepared for Liu Bei's invasion."

"Your Majesty, our loyalty to you is evident to all."

"Your Majesty is wise, I..."

The ministers all expressed their loyalty one by one.

Although these people were loyal to Cao Cao, they did not have the courage to die for his advice. Seeing Cao Cao's anger and suspicion, they naturally became cowardly.

Cao Pi kept knocking his forehead against the ground, and he didn't dare to stop even when his forehead was swollen.

Seeing the panic-stricken looks on everyone's faces, Cao Cao's anger subsided a little, and his suspicion also faded a little.

"Prince, stop bowing and get up."

Cao Cao sat back on the dragon throne and waved his hands slightly.

Cao Pi then breathed a sigh of relief and stood up tremblingly. He was still panic-stricken and did not dare to look up at Cao Cao.

"I think you dare not have any other intentions."

"Do you think I am living a peaceful life, indulging in wine and women, and have become a tyrant?"

"I tell you, I am just conserving my energy and just want to rest for a few days."

"Why, I have fought wars all my life, can't I enjoy myself a little?"

"I am also a human being, I get tired too. I have to keep my spirits up so that I can work hard to govern the country and lead you to defend the last empire of the Great Qin!"

"As for you, none of you have any sympathy for me. You only know how to question me and pressure me!"

"And you, Cheng Zhongde, Xiahou Yuanrang, one of you is my trusted old minister, and the other is my brother. Don't you even understand me?"

"I am so disappointed in you, extremely disappointed!"

Cao Cao pointed at Cheng Yu and the others and scolded them harshly, his expression and tone sometimes showing aggrieved and sometimes disappointed.

Xiahou Dun, Cheng Yu and others were scolded and questioned until they lowered their heads and dared not utter a word.

Cao Cao scolded until he was exhausted, then he sat back on the dragon throne.

After taking a sip of wine and calming down to catch his breath, Cao Cao waved his hand:

"Okay, all of you can go back and reflect on yourselves, and think carefully about how to be a minister."

"As for the big-eared bandits you're worried about, I believe what Zhang Yongnian said. The big-eared bandits have been fighting for years, so it's impossible for them to attack in the short term."

"I need to take a good rest, and you should also take a good rest. Once we have recovered our spirits, it won't be too late to work hard next year!"

Cao Cao's meaning couldn't be clearer. I know Liu Bei will attack Shu sooner or later, but I also conclude that Liu Bei will never come this year.

Stop arguing and let me enjoy myself and relax. It won’t be too late for me to work hard to govern the country next year.

The emperor has said so much, how dare the ministers make any further suggestions?

Be it Cheng Yu or Xiahou Dun, they could only shut their mouths silently.

They knew Cao Cao's temperament too well, and they knew that persuading him to this extent was already close to the bottom line of Cao Cao's patience.

If he continued to persuade Cao Cao, he would have crossed his bottom line and would be killed.

"Okay, everyone, please leave. You have all worked hard, so go and enjoy yourself."

Cao Cao's tone became gentle at the end, and he also showed the king's care for his subjects.

The ministers had to leave.

Cao Pi breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had been pardoned, and hurriedly bowed and left.

All the ministers shook their heads and sighed, then left one by one.

A moment after walking out of the hall.

Cheng Yu looked up at the sky and sighed:
"When will the high-spirited Cao Mengde come back? Are we destined to die without a burial place?"

...

It was September of that year.

At the end of the autumn harvest, most states in the Han Kingdom had a bumper harvest.

Perhaps it was because God blessed the Han Dynasty that the entire Han Dynasty enjoyed good weather and good harvests last year.

Even in northwestern areas like Liangzhou, there is abundant rainfall.

With favorable weather and good harvests, autumn crops were naturally harvested in various places, and the grain taxes collected from government granaries were almost overflowing.

The bumper harvest of grain and fodder laid the material foundation for the Han Dynasty to conquer Qin.

After Liu Bei's edict was passed down, grain and taxes collected from various states began to flow west through Luoyang into Tongguan and were transported to Chang'an.

In the north, with the arrival of a large number of generals proficient in cavalry warfare such as Zhang Liao, Zhang Xiu, and Pang De, as well as the expansion of the Han cavalry, the combat effectiveness of the Han army in the Youbing border counties was greatly enhanced.

The Han army then changed its original defensive posture and began to go out of the border to deal with the Xianbei people one after another, and gained considerable gains.

The Han army and the Xianbei people formed a balanced offensive force on the border between You, Bing and Liang.

The situation in the north was stable, and within the Han Dynasty, the soldiers had rested for three months and had recovered a lot of their mental and physical strength.

The time to attack Shu and destroy Qin has ripened.

So as soon as the autumn harvest was over, Liu Bei summoned all his ministers to discuss the strategy of destroying Qin.

At this point in the war, the comparison in national strength between Qin and Han had reached a point where the disparity could no longer be described.

At this point, there was no need for any tricks to attack the Qin State, all the Han State needed to do was rely on the national strength of the country and use open tactics to crush the Qin State.

After several days of discussion, under the advice of advisers such as Xiao Fang, Liu Bei decided to attack Qin.

With Lu Xun and Taishi Ci as the commanders of the Jingzhou Army, they continued to attack the Qin Army from the Three Gorges towards the Baidi City line in order to tie down the Qin Army's manpower.

In Longxi, Zhang He and Ma Dai led 50,000 Han troops, marched south along the Qishan Road, and captured the two counties of Yinping and Wudu.

At the same time, each of them sent 30,000 troops to go south through Xiegu, Luogu, and Ziwugu to launch a feint attack on Hanzhong.

These four armies were all used to contain the Qin army's detachments.

Liu Bei will personally lead 200,000 main Han troops, march south along the Mian River from Chencang Road, and attack Yangping Pass, the gateway to Hanzhong.

It was late autumn.

Liu Bei offered sacrifices to heaven and swore an oath to his troops in the southern suburbs of Chang'an. He officially issued an edict to gather more than 400,000 troops to attack Qin and destroy Shu!

The imperial edict was passed down, and the five Han armies attacked Yizhou from all directions like tigers and wolves. (End of this chapter)