Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 248
Although the tortoise has a longevity, there is still time.

When the snake rides in the fog, it turns into dust.
Lao Ji Fuping, ambition of thousands of miles.
The martyrs are young and strong.
The period of profit and contraction is not only in the sky;
The blessing of the good fortune can be won forever.

Fortunately even!Sing to chant.

A piece of "Gui Shi Shou" appeared vividly on the paper. Cao Cao put down the brush in his hand, and after the ink was dry, he carefully lifted the paper and looked at it carefully.Heaving a sigh of relief, Cao Cao also praised indifferently: "Although I don't like Zhao Botao, I have to admit that the bamboo paper he made is another way to promote calligraphy!"

"What my father said is true, this bamboo paper is really much better than the bamboo slips!" Cao Zhi on the side also praised.Cao Cao laughed a few times, and was about to speak again, but his servants reported that Xun You and others had arrived, and they were waiting for Cao Cao.

"Hey!" Cao Cao sighed softly, put down his freshly released work, and went to meet everyone with some displeasure.Today Cao Cao summoned everyone, not for anything else, but to discuss a strategy and see how to deal with the current situation.The calligraphy just now was just a boring episode before waiting for everyone.

It has been more than a month since Cao Cao sent his troops back to Hebei. After returning, Cao Cao immediately sent Xiahou Dun and others to lead the army to extinguish the uprising of the farmers everywhere, and then killed those ministers who were about to move while they were fighting with Liu Bei. A large number of them were killed to scare the monkeys, and then they settled down a little bit.

It is said to be stable, but Cao Cao also knows that he is very unstable now.There is no other reason, just because of the previous Central Plains War, I lost a complete defeat.On the surface, although Hebei has not yet completely become chaotic, Cao Cao knows that once things go on like this, he may not be able to fight against the mat weaver in the south.In view of this, Cao Cao conscripted dozens of children from major wealthy families in the north into official positions while purging the officials, which finally calmed the hearts of the people a little.But today, Cao Cao summoned a group of advisers in Yecheng to come here in order to make a direction plan for the next few years, or to be more targeted.

"Everyone, this is the case at the moment, you should make up your mind as soon as possible!" After sitting down, Cao Cao did not lie and said directly.The rest of the crowd stared wide-eyed, Liu Ye, Cheng Yu, Xun You, and Dong Zhao looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was a bit cold for a while.

"Hey?" Cao Cao was a little angry when he saw this. The advisers who usually counted as exhaustive, but now there is no one who is strong at the critical moment, Cao Cao can't help but feel a little upset.After looking at the crowd, Cao Cao finally focused his attention on Sima Yi who looked thoughtful.

"Zhongda, what's your plan, can you be Liu Bei?" Everyone didn't take the initiative, so Cao Cao could only let Sima Yi take the initiative, and everyone turned their heads to look at Sima Yi for a while.Even though the latter had always been calm, he couldn't help being a little at a loss under this situation.

Coughing lightly, Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I am a bit shallow. As for what to do, I would like to ask my lord and gentlemen to comment." It is best to explain these scenes.Sima Yi didn't want to be like that Xu You, because he was too domineering to bring disaster upon himself.

"It's okay to talk about Zhongda!" Cao Cao signaled Sima Yi to continue, who nodded and said, "Now the king and Liu Bei are facing each other across the Yellow River. In terms of foundation, the protagonist is slightly better. Also, Yuan Tan in Liaodong and the mobs in Hebei rebelled, and the lord suffered heavy losses. In Yi's opinion, the lord should not use weapons rashly within three to two years, and the priority is to recuperate and restore people's livelihood."

"Not bad!" Cao Cao nodded, but his tone was very flat.This is an obvious thing, and anyone with a little knowledge would have expected it. It is not surprising that Sima Yi said it now.Of course Cao Cao knew that Sima Yi would not just give him such opinions.

Sure enough, Sima Yi continued: "Now Liu Bei and my lord are divided into north and south. Liu Bei occupies Xichuan, Jingxiang, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou, which are bordered by the lord. In Yi's opinion, the lord can use the strategy of attacking from the center and defending from the side to deal with Liu Bei. "

"What is center attack and side defense?" Cao Cao asked noncommittally after hearing this.If you want to bluff Cao Cao with some new terms, there is no such cheap thing in the world.

Fortunately, Sima Yi continued to explain: "The so-called central attack and side defense means that when the lord confronts Liu Bei again, he can concentrate his forces to attack Liu Bei's center, which is the land of Nanyang. This place is located on a plain, suitable for our large army. Cavalry combat. Once Nanyang is captured, the lord can threaten the land of Yanyu from the flanks. Yanzhou is where the lord's foundation is located. At that time, there will be righteous men who will gather for righteousness and cooperate with each other. At that time, the lord can easily go down to the land of Yanyu. Xichuan and the land of Qingxu, Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the east, Liu Bei has been operating here for more than ten years, not to mention the solid foundation, and the natural danger of the Yellow River; This Wen Yiwu sits in the town, and Ma Chao in Liangzhou echoes each other, with more than [-] troops, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make a plan for a while. It is better to guard the Guanzhong and the plains, and fight Liu Bei in Nanyang, the best policy!"

"It makes sense!" Cao Cao felt a little interesting after hearing these words.As Sima Yi said, Xichuan and Qingzhou are indeed not suitable for rushing troops to attack.And the soldiers are pointing at the land of Nanyang.

"Besides, even if Your Majesty doesn't send troops to Nanyang, Liu Bei will definitely send troops to the north and send troops out of Wancheng to threaten Luoyang!" Sima Yi said finally.Cao Cao naturally knew that Luoyang, as the old capital of the Han Dynasty, meant more than just an important city to Liu Bei. Once Luoyang could be captured, it would have an immeasurable boost to the morale of Liu Bei's army.Correspondingly, the morale on his side will be hit hard.Such a situation is obviously what Cao Cao does not want to see.Therefore, Nanyang and Henan became the top priority for a while.

Sima Yi's analysis is reasonable and clear.All the people present here are all outstanding talents in the world, and they are all amazed after listening to it.Even the surly Liu Ye couldn't help but said: "What Zhongda said is right. To conquer Xichuan and Hanzhong from Guanzhong, the road they took was just those few valley roads. It is indeed full of difficulties!"

"My lord, we might as well treat him in the same way, lure Liu Bei into Luoyang, and then surround Luoyang with a large army. In this way, we can trap Liu Bei to death in Henan, wouldn't it be wonderful?" Cheng Yu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly remonstrated.Cao Cao's face changed slightly when he heard the words, obviously remembering the embarrassing situation when he was trapped in Xuchang.

It's not good to be unhappy, but Cheng Yu is an old courtier who followed him to make a fortune, so he can't ignore his words because of such a taboo.At that moment, Cao Cao took a deep breath and said, "What's Zhong De's plan, tell me quickly!"

"This matter is easy to say, but it is to follow Zhongda's old plan. Liu Bei and the king are in the same situation. Even if the king does not send troops to Nanyang, Liu Bei will go north to Luoyang. The master can mobilize the Guanzhong and Hebei armies. After Liu Bei invades Luoyang , and then surrounded him in groups, and dispatched powerful generals to garrison Hulao Pass to prevent Liu Bei's reinforcements." Cheng Yu laughed.

"It's that simple?" Cao Cao couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words, and Liu Ye, who had always been at odds with Cheng Yu, sarcastically said, "Zhongde's plan is really clever, but I don't know how Liu Bei can obediently listen to Zhongde's words and come here. What about being surrounded by Luoyang?"

"Look, my lord!" Cheng Yu ignored Liu Ye's sarcasm, pointed to the map and said, "Although Liu Bei's navy is sharp, as long as we guard the fords of the Yellow River, we can make it difficult for him to cross the river. In this way, when Liu Bei went north, he would either go to Nanyang to attack Sili, or go out to Hanzhong to attack the key. When the troops went out of Nanyang, most of the troops used were the troops from Jingzhou and the Central Plains, and the front army was no more than [-]. My lord can deliberately let Open Hulao Pass, and after it enters the important area of ​​Luoyang, the three armies of Guanzhong, Hebei, and Sili will attack and besiege Luoyang. At the same time, send generals to quickly recapture Hulao Pass to block reinforcements. As long as Liu Bei is trapped to death, other Zi is still young, when the Lord sends his army south, everything will be settled!"

"Although what Zhong De said is very reasonable, Hulao Pass is a dangerous pass in the world. How can you win if you say what you say, and lose if you say what you lose? Moreover, what if Zhao Botao took advantage of the mobilization of the lord's army and sent troops out of Qinchuan to threaten Yongliang? In addition, Luoyang is adjacent to the Luoshui River and the Yellow River, and Liu Bei's navy is sharp. Even if Luoyang is besieged, he can escape by water. Finally, Liu Bei is not a person who does not understand the art of war. The army mobilized people Everyone knows, how can you not know about ambush?" It was not Liu Ye who said this, but Xun You who had been silent all along.As soon as he raised these four questions, the atmosphere that had been slightly stirred up by Cheng Yu fell into silence again.

"Hehe, Gongda doesn't know something, I've got a countermeasure!" Cheng Yu smiled confidently.Pointing to the map, Cheng Yu said, "Actually, my lord, you don't have to worry about the affairs of Yongzhou. From Xichuan and Liangzhou to invade Yongzhou, it is nothing more than those few valley roads. You only need to send troops to defend it, and you will be as stable as Mount Tai. Furthermore, In my opinion, Zhao Botao no longer dares to invade Guanzhong again!"

"What does Zhongde mean by that?" Cao Cao seemed to have grasped something, but he was not sure.Cheng Yu smiled slightly and said, "Zhao Botao followed Liu Bei for more than ten years. Now that Liu Bei is in charge of Henan, except for Jiaozhou and Qingzhou, he has never contributed, and the rest of the states all depend on him. The contribution is so great. If we stand again The meritorious service must be the master of high merit. At that time, even a hero like Liu Bei will not be able to tolerate him."

"It makes sense!" Cao Cao himself is a very suspicious person, and this is no exception.At this time Cheng Yu said again: "As for Hulao Pass, the ambush and Liu Bei's navy, Yu also has a plan to deal with it, please listen to me, gentlemen!" The concerns were explained in detail.After everyone listened, they were all in admiration.

"Zhongde's plan is very clever. He predicted the enemy's opportunity first, and made a series of moves, so that Liu Da'er was lured into the trap without knowing it!" Cao Cao also praised, and the atmosphere was very lively for a while. The shadow of war is almost wiped away.

Cao Cao's atmosphere here is quite warm, but compared with Liu Bei, it is inferior.Thirty miles south of Xuchang City, Liu Bei officially ascended the altar and was enshrined as King of Chu, with Xuchang as his capital.

Liu Bei has been lucky recently. In addition to defeating Cao Cao, his three concubines, namely Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Zhuge, have just given birth to a fat boy for him.Zhao Feng calculated the time, and the one born by Mrs. Gan should be Liu Chan, the empress of Shu Han in history.

Sure enough, Liu Bei heard Mrs. Gan say that before she gave birth to a child, she dreamed that she swallowed the Big Dipper into her belly, and immediately decided to call her son A Dou.Now Liu Bei has five wives and concubines, except Mrs. Bu who gave birth to a daughter, and the other four wives each have a son.For a while, things seemed to become a little subtle.

Therefore, on the second day after Liu Bei became king, Zhao Feng wanted to leave immediately and return to Hanshou, but was dragged by Xuchang prefect Chen Qun to his new house in Xuchang city.Zhao Feng originally thought that Chen Qun wanted to continue discussing the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System with him, but he didn't want to see many important civil and military officials there as soon as he entered the door.

After sizing it up for a while, Zhao Feng could tell that something was coming: the people who came were all from the Xuzhou faction.Besides himself, Lu Su, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Zhang Zhao's eldest son Zhang Cheng, Chen Deng's son Chen Su, and even Wu Ju all came.Seeing this posture, Zhao Feng somewhat guessed something.

Sure enough, after everyone sat down, Mi Zhu immediately said: "Everyone, the lord has now become the King of Chu. The eldest son is the lord's son and the eldest son. He has been taught by Gongyou these years, and he is filial and benevolent. He will inherit the throne." There are no two candidates. It’s just that the lord has a lot of things to do every day and rarely has time. Now that he is the king, he has forgotten such important things for a while. As a subject, I should remind the lord at this time, don’t miss the important thing!”

Mi Zhu's words are still very level. The eldest son he mentioned is Liu Bei's eldest son Liu Feng, who is now 12 years old.The ancients paid attention to the establishment of heirs, the establishment of the elders, and the establishment of the virtuous. Liu Feng is both the eldest son and the eldest son. He has studied literature with Sun Qian and practiced martial arts with Chen Dao in these years. He is also a good seedling.Compared with his three infant younger brothers, he was indeed much wiser.Although, this comparison is somewhat unfair.

Of course, Zhao Feng also knew that Liu Bei's delay in finalizing the successor was definitely not because of his negligence, but to balance the interests of all parties.Both A Dou and Liu Feng belonged to the Xuzhou School, but Liu Yong, born to Mrs. Zhuge, was the hope of the Jingzhou School, while the Yizhou School pinned their hopes on Liu Li, born to Mrs. Wu.Among them, apart from the lonely Yizhou faction, the Jingxiang faction and Xuzhou faction are both pivotal forces under Liu Bei's command.In order to obtain their own best interests, both parties want to push the kid from their own faction to be the heir.Mi Zhu summoned everyone today because he wanted to gather the strength of everyone from the Xuzhou faction, and take advantage of the young age of Liu Feng's three competitors, to strike first.

Zhao Feng knew that he was a big fan, and during these years in Xichuan, many people spoke ill of him in front of Liu Bei.At this time, relying on Mi Zhu and Lu Su's Xuzhou colleagues to defend themselves, they will not be isolated and helpless.Now it's time to concern the interests of all Xuzhou people, and I can't be lazy.Otherwise, not only will I not be tolerated by the Xuzhou faction, but other people will also walk around me in the future.In addition, Zhao Feng himself was from Xuzhou in his previous life, and he has a subconscious kindness towards Xuzhou, so he will not hesitate at this time.Not to mention the political vortex, once in it is hard to get out!
"What Zizhong said is very reasonable. If you delay the time until Mr. Yong grows up, and then let Pang Shiyuan and his gang make a fuss, it will be bad." Wu Ju, who was born as a Confucian general, spoke more directly.But it was good for him to open his mouth. After the window paper was completely pierced, everyone spoke more calmly.

Seeing that everyone was agreeing with them, Mi Zhu straightened his clothes and said to Lu Su and Zhao Feng, "Zijing, Bo Tao. Among the people in Xuzhou, in terms of talent and power, there is no one like you. Zijing you and Zhao Feng The three generals have a close friendship, and Bo Tao has a very close friendship with the second general's father and son. This matter requires the help of the two of you!"

(End of this chapter)