Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 308 Sima Yi's Situation
Sima Yi is really at a loss now, which is relatively rare for him.Once upon a time, he played with Cao Cao and Liu Bei in the palm of his hand, using them as spearmen, but he profited from them.At that time, he felt that he was a god, an omnipotent god.But soon, the sites he occupied were taken back one by one by them, such as Hedong County, Longxi County, Wudu and Yinping County, and even Guanzhong failed to keep it, so that now he can only live in Hanzhong up.

Only now did Sima Yi realize that he had underestimated the heroes of the world.If nothing else, let’s just talk about Zhao Feng from Xichuan. This time, he used clever tricks to take Guanzhong from his own hands, beating Sima Yi and Cao Cao dizzy, and the latter even died suddenly because of this. Terrible.Now I sit in Hanzhong, Liu Bei personally sits in Guanzhong in the north, Ma Chao in the west, Shangyongbing in the east, and Xichuan in the south, which is the so-called siege.No matter how confident Sima Yi is, he still can't guarantee that he can keep his last foundation in Hanzhong under such a dangerous situation.

"Now that I'm surrounded on all sides, even if I want to keep a land of this size, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do so. The only way to do it now is to protect myself first," Sima Yi suggested.As soon as these words came out, Guo Huai and the others breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Sima Yi would not admit defeat and insisted on being tough.At that moment Guo Huai asked tentatively: "Master, do you mean to vote for Liu Bei or Cao Pi?"

"If you vote for Liu Bei, it's just to eliminate the threat from the rear. Now that Liu Qiang and Cao are weak, if you go to Cao Pi, the two weak can still deal with the strong. Therefore, I intend to vote for Cao Pi temporarily," Sima Yi thought. thought about it.The idea is very good, but the problem is that with Sima Yi's foundation, even if he joins forces with Cao Pi, there is no hope of turning things around.And if he surrenders to Liu Bei now, even if he has no hope of competing for the world, Liu Bei can at least give him a way out.When Sima Yi refused to go this way, he was doomed, and he could only go one way to the dark.

At that moment, Sima Yi sent an envoy, with his own letter in his pocket, to sneak into Sili secretly through the three eastern counties, and then went to see Cao Pi.A few days later, the envoy came to Yecheng, met Cao Pi, the emperor of Wei State, and sent Sima Yi's personal letter.Seeing this, Cao Pi quickly called a group of ministers to discuss the matter.

"Everyone, Sima Yi, a traitor, is going to join hands with me. What do you think?" Wei Wendi Cao Pi threw Sima Yi's autographed letter on the table.In fact, Cao Pi's attitude is already evident when he keeps claiming that the other party treats traitors.

The first one to speak was naturally Hua Xin, who was good at figuring out what he wanted. Seeing that Cao Pi was upset, Hua Xin quickly said, "Sima Yi is a rebellious person, and now he still has the face to form an alliance with His Majesty. He is obviously alone and alone." I just want to find a way out for myself. In my opinion, ignore him and let him be killed by Liu Bei!"

"Yeah!" Cao Pi nodded in satisfaction when he heard the words, feeling that the words really sounded good.However, Cao Pi still had a sliver of clarity, so he turned to Jia Xu and asked, "Taiwei, in your opinion, what should we do?"

Since Cao Pi usurped Han and ascended the throne, Xun You has been unable to excuse his illness, so now Jia Xu has become Cao Pi's most important think tank.After pondering for a while, Jia Xu finally said not so optimistically: "Sima Yi is now entrenched in Hanzhong, but he is under the siege of Liu Bei, and his soldiers are only tens of thousands. Even if we form an alliance with him, I am afraid it will be difficult But if we don't form an alliance with him, we will be powerless to deal with Liu Bei with our own strength. Now I have a plan, which may be of benefit to us."

"Speak quickly, Taiwei!" Cao Pi hurriedly said when he heard the words, but Jia Xu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty can agree to his request for an alliance, and then declare to the world that he canonize him as King of Hanzhong. In this way, Liu Bei will inevitably I hated Sima Yi who was close at hand, so I dispatched troops to conquer. I wait and watch Liu Bei's actions, or I can profit from it!"

To say that Jia Xu is a poisonous person is really not a cover, he basically squeezed out all of Sima Yi's remaining value after such a toss.Force him to be the first bird, and then take advantage of it himself.Unexpectedly, Cao Pi was a little unhappy when he heard the words, so he just snorted and said: "Sima Yi is really hateful. He once raised troops against me back then, so how can he be divided into princes?"

"Your Majesty, the name is Feng Wang, but in fact it is just for Liu Bei to attack him!" Jia Xu explained.In fact, even Jia Xu himself is not too optimistic about this idea in his heart. After all, Sima Yi is too weak. If Liu Bei wants to move him, he only needs to dispatch soldiers from Guanzhong or Xichuan, but soldiers from the Central Plains can do it. Do not move.In this way, it will not be so easy for him to get something out of it.However, this is already the most appropriate way to deal with it.After thinking about it, Cao Pi decided to listen to Jia Xu's opinion.

"The Taiwei's words are not unreasonable. Let's pass the decree and canonize Sima Yi as the king of Hanzhong, and at the same time declare it to the world!" Cao Pi nodded.A few days later, an unexpected news spread throughout the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty.Wei Wendi Cao Pi ordered Sima Yi of Hanzhong to be canonized as the King of Hanzhong, and this little prince who was almost ignored by people was brought to the forefront again.

Everyone remembers that when Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty died the year before last, it was Sima Yi who was the first to raise the flag of righteousness and call on the heroes of the world to attack Cao Cao, the king of Wei at that time. Sima Yi and Cao Wei were irreconcilable.I don't want Cao Pi to be enthroned now, but Sima Yi canonized the throne, which is really surprising.After hearing the news, Emperor Zhaolie Liu Bei in Guanzhong immediately summoned his ministers to discuss state affairs.

"Everyone, Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself, and now he canonize Sima Yi as the throne. It is really hateful. I originally intended to wipe out Hebei after the spring. Now it seems that Sima Yi should be wiped out first!" In Chang'an City, Liu Bei looked at the meticulous work in front of him. A military newspaper was delivered, bitterly authentic.It's no wonder that anyone who is showing off their power and becoming king by their side will be upset.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Now that the two thieves are joining forces, although there is nothing to be afraid of, they should not be too careless. In my opinion, let General Zhao Wang of Zhengxi send troops to Hanzhong to completely wipe out Sima Yi, so as to prevent future troubles! As for Cao Pi, Or according to the previous plan, let His Majesty personally conquest, completely wipe out them, and rule the world!" Seeing Liu Bei's displeasure, Sikong and Chen Qun remonstrated.Although Chen Qun was not good at military strategy, he had a very calm temperament, and the strategy he proposed was more mature and prudent, which was more to Liu Bei's appetite, and the latter nodded repeatedly when he heard it.

"Xichuan and the three east counties can mobilize an army of no less than [-], and they can also transfer troops from Jingzhou and Xiliang. Sima Yi is entrenched in Hanzhong, and his strength is only [-] to [-]. It must be extremely easy for Prince Zhao to destroy him!" Jing Jing Zhao Yin and Zhang Cheng also nodded and said, his younger brother, Zhang Xiu, the prefect of Xincheng, has been promoted by Zhao Feng many times, and he also has a good impression of this prince.

All the ministers said to each other to persuade Liu Bei that there is no need to get angry over such a trivial matter as Sima Yi, just strangle him to death.Liu Bei didn't get angry at first, and he calmed down after a little persuasion.Turning his head to look at the crowd, Liu Bei said, "In this case, we will send troops to destroy Cao Pi after the beginning of spring. As for Sima Yi in Hanzhong, let Bo Tao deal with it!" After a pause, Liu Bei asked again: " Ladies and gentlemen, I intend to march into Hebei after the beginning of spring, so what do you think, how should I march?"

"Brother, our navy is sharp, and we can attack from Guanzhong and Central Plains, and attack Sili and Jizhou at the same time. Cao Pi must not be able to take care of both ends, so Hebei can be defeated in one battle!" It was Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei nodded again and again, not surprised.At this moment, Ma came to report that Cao Pi sent General Zhang Jai to station troops in Hongnong, while Xu Huang led his troops into Hedong, always on guard against the enemy from Guanzhong.

"It seems that this Cao Pi is really young and energetic. He just became the emperor, and he is not enjoying the blessings in Yecheng, so he is coming to a showdown with me!" Liu Bei made a rare joke.Just kidding, Liu Bei also knows that although Cao Pi only occupies four surrounding areas, among the four states, there is Jizhou, which is the richest man.Although the opponent's strength is slightly worse than his own, he cannot be underestimated.At least, Cao Pi is not a trick like Sima Yi, who can be strangled to death.

After the dynasty was over, Liu Bei took Zhang Fei with him and ordered his men to bring a few kinds of precious medicinal materials tribute from Xiqiang and Nanzhong. The two went to visit the bedridden Prime Minister Lu Su's home in person by car and horse.

"Your Majesty, my lord!" Seeing that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei came to visit at the same time, Lu Su struggled to get up to salute, but was stopped by Liu Bei.

"Zijing is sick in bed, no need to be polite!" Liu Bei signaled Lu Su to lie down and talk, and he and Zhang Fei sat on the stool. "Zijing, why are you so ill all of a sudden?" Liu Bei looked at Lu Su who had lost a lot of weight in front of him, and frowned.

"Oh, I have lived in the south for a long time, but when I came to the north, I am so unaccustomed to the environment. It's really unexpected!" Lu Su smiled wryly.With just such a smile, Lu Su coughed a few more times.In history, Lu Su died in 216 AD, which is already 214 AD.After a pause, Lu Su also sighed: "When I was not an official, I was careless in making friends and took harmful things such as Wushi powder, which made my body weak. Although I was instructed by the genius doctor Hua Tuo to quit this thing , but the body has been greatly damaged."

"If I hadn't come to Guanzhong in such a hurry, why would I have made Zijing suffer so much!" Liu Bei sighed.Lu Su heard the words and said quickly: "Your Majesty's words will kill the minister. Xiangchen used to be just a farmer on the bank of the Huaihe River. Fortunately, he met Your Majesty. For decades, the monarch and minister have been compatible, and he has become the prime minister. It's hard to repay Your Majesty's kindness!" After a pause, Lu Su suddenly said: "Your Majesty, even if I recover from this disease, I will definitely hurt my muscles and bones. The responsibility of the prime minister is heavy, and I am afraid that I will not be able to do it."

"Don't worry, Zijing, I have a plan!" Liu Bei comforted, "Zijing is not feeling well, and I want to follow the old example of Gaozu. Under the prime minister, set up left and right prime ministers to assist the prime minister to be a co-chairman. Come to see Zijing today, I just want to hear your opinion and see who can be the prime minister?"

Lu Su pondered for a while when he heard the words, but finally said cautiously: "Gu Yong and Gu Yuantan have an upright temperament, so he can be the Prime Minister of the Left; as for the Prime Minister of the Right, Your Majesty, what do you think of Zhuge Kongming?"

(End of this chapter)