Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

After hearing this, Sun Quan frowned and said angrily: "It's unreasonable, what do those collateral people want to do? Isn't Shudan young and Meng Ze just right? Gu will be the master of the Lu family today, and order you to inherit Ziming's Xunxiang Marquis."

Lu Meng made a lot of contributions to Sun Quan during his lifetime. When he became the governor, Sun Quan had some troubles. In order to make up for his mistakes, Sun Quan made Lu Meng the Marquis of Xunxiang. After his death, his son Lu Ba took over the title. Mu Xijue, but Sun Quan deliberately put Lu Cong on the throne, in addition to pitying the "honesty" of the people in front of him, it also meant to let the Lu family fight among themselves.

The Lu family is now headed by a concubine son, and those in the family will inevitably fight for their own interests, so they don't have the heart to trouble Sun Quan like Han Zong did.

"My lord, this...isn't it appropriate?" Lu Cong swallowed.

"What's inappropriate? If the Lu family disagrees, I can take back the title." Sun Quan replied coldly.

"Uh... the general will obey orders." No matter how honest Lu Cong was, he did not dare to refuse Sun Quan. He thought that if he made a fool of himself, it would be a fatal blow to the Lu family.

Sun Quan's repeated operations to treat the symptoms but not the root cause finally stabilized the restless Jiangdong, and he was able to calm down to shoot tigers and read newspapers.

Sun and Liu negotiated to reopen the Yangtze River route. The rich merchants in Jiangdong, headed by Yu's business line, used the property they earned from Wei to repurchase goods from Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Jiaozhou. The Yangtze River News also blatantly flowed into Jiangdong.

Starting from the sixth issue of the second year of Yankang, the Yangtze River Daily made a large-scale commentary on Wei's usurpation of the throne. It was published one after another like a serial drama. , Yu Fan and others are among them, and the most exciting article scolding Cao Wei is Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the King of Hanzhong.

The first pot of gold was somewhat disgraceful. Zhuge Liang used all kinds of scandals of the Cao family to start with, scolding the Cao family thoroughly with the method of raising first and then suppressing.

When scolding Cao Pi, Zhuge Liang also started from the other party's background, and bluntly said that Mrs. Bian was born in a family of prostitutes. It ends with Mrs. Bian's phrase "a dog and a rat will not eat you", echoing Cao Pi's despicable truth.

The Yangtze River News once ridiculed Sun Quan, Lu Meng and others, so it has only been circulated among the people in Jiangdong. After reading a few installments, I was fascinated by it.

When Sun Quan saw the Changjiang News insulting Cao's family publicly, he felt a sick feeling, and gradually became a loyal reader of the Changjiang News, and asked Hu Ke to send someone to Jingzhou to guard the publication of the Changjiang News, as long as there was no derogatory content about Jiangdong. They can be ordered in large quantities, shipped to Jiangdong and resold at a higher price to the common people of the gentry, making Yu's firm and Sun Quan a lot of money.

When Sun Quan read Zhuge Liang's speculation that Cao Pi was not Cao Cao's son, he couldn't help but applaud everyone: "Ziyu, Mr. Kong Ming is really a genius, and I don't know how Cao Pi felt when he read it..."

Zhuge Jin wiped his forehead and didn't know how to answer. Zhang Zhao next to him cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Cao Pi has been enthroned by Zen for a year. This kind of newspaper that belittles the Cao family may not be able to enter the court of Wei State..."

"It's a pity..." Sun Quan stroked the corner of his purple beard and raised his mouth, and all the officials in the palace were enjoying themselves in the newspaper.

While everyone was discussing whose article was outstanding, Sun Quan's guards rushed into the palace to report that Wei Guotai Chang Xing Zhen was ordered by Emperor Wei to go to Jiangdong and refused to get out of the car at the gate of the palace.

Chapter 715 Great Wei and Wu Wang also read newspapers?

"Why did Xing Zhen come to Jianye?" Sun Quan was puzzled.

The tiger warrior clasped his fists and replied: "People here say that under the orders of the Emperor Wei, the Lord will be named the king of Wu with an imperial edict, and nine gifts will be added..."

As soon as the words fell, everyone was in an uproar. It was a great thing for Sun Quan to be crowned king, but the Great Wei and Wu Wang were a little ironic. In the newspapers, the Sun family will also be scolded in the newspapers.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Jin sat on the wax for a moment, and hurried out of the class to remonstrate: "Cao Pi himself is not in the right position. If the lord is named King of Wu at this time, wouldn't he be ridiculed by the world? Then he will call the orphan to the south..."

"Mr. Ziyu is serious. After the war in Jingzhou, Jiangdong's vitality was greatly damaged. If you go west, you can't break through Wuchang of Ganning and Ningxia. If you go north, you can't pull out the strong city of Hefei. How can you talk about being lonely in the south? It's better to form an alliance with the strong and wait for the right time. .” Lu Ji immediately stood up and refuted.

In history, Sun Quan sent Lu Ji to be the prefect of Yulin. He died young because he couldn't adapt to the climate of Jiaozhou. On the contrary, he lived well in Jiangdong in this plane.

"Gongji's words are wrong. If you make friends with Cao Pi too much, you will offend Liu Bei. Now that the Yangtze River waterway has just resumed navigation, once my lord accepts the gift from King Wu, Liu Bei will definitely become hostile to us. For the present plan, we should not help each other and remain neutral. , then the tripartite rivalry can still be maintained." Yan Jian has a close relationship with Zhuge Jin, and when he saw Lu Ji making things difficult for his friend, he stood up to defend him.

Gu Yong joined the battle group and said with a smile: "Mancai's words are also biased. Jingzhou soldiers and horses are mostly stationed in Xiang and Fan, and they are close to Wan, Luo, and Xuchang. It is impossible for Liu Bei to let Guan Yu attack us, otherwise Cao Pi's army will gather and go south. Xiang and Fan are very likely to change hands, regardless of whether the lord accepts the title or not, Cao Liu's attitude towards us will not change, and Jiangdong is not their main enemy at present."

The Huaisi faction and the Jiangdong gentry were quite different from each other, and each held their own opinions and debated endlessly about the enfeoffment of the king of Wu.

Now that Gan Ning is guarding the east of Jingzhou, it is unlikely that the Jiangdong navy will invade Jingzhou again. If Sun Quan is named the king of Wu in Wei, it means that his ambition has lost, and it will be impossible to gather troops to attack Huainan again. It will hide in the existing territory to defend, and the result is that the entire Huaisi Group does not want to see it.

On the contrary, the gentry in Jiangdong acted on their own, and being able to hold their current territory to ensure that it would not be affected was the result they wanted most. Years of wars cost the gentry money, food, soldiers and horses, so they supported Sun Quan to be named king of Wu.

Sun Quan has been defeated repeatedly since he was in charge of the army. Whether it is Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Zhang Liao, or Liu Bei, Guan Yu, or Lan Tian, ​​he found that no matter who he meets, he will suffer defeat. The ambition in his heart has long been extinguished, so he himself tends to be King Wu, after all, Liu Xie and Cao Pi are the same as the emperor, as long as Jiangdong maintains the status quo.

"Arguing endlessly is not an option. Since Xing Zhen is going to Jiangdong as an envoy, I can't be negligent. Zibu has always been mature and prudent. Can you welcome him in?" Transfer from the scene.

"Wei." Zhang Zhao saw Sun Quan's intentions, but now that he was old and his children were taken care of by Sun Quan, he had no intention of sending Huaisi a leader, so he took the task on the donkey.

As soon as Zhang Zhao left, the large hall continued to argue over whether to be entrusted. The Huaisi faction and the Jiangdong gentry held different attitudes, showing a clear distinction. Seeing this, Sun Quan felt a sense of balance.

Seeing that the atmosphere was in place, Sun Quan stood up and stopped the crowd and asked in a deep voice: "I remember Zijing's last words, saying that Cao Qiang will unite with Liu to carry Cao, and Liu Qiang will unite with Cao to attack Liu. Who can tell me which is stronger?"

"Cao Pi occupies the nine states in the world, and the army and population must be Wei Qiang." Zhuge Jin answered with hands clasped.

Sun Quan was noncommittal and waited for other answers in the hall. General Quan Cong came out of the squad and replied: "In terms of land, population and military strength, it is understandable that Wei is strong, but Liu Bei now has all the Hanshui, sits on Xiangfan, and has a The naval army in Jiangdong is not weak, although its strength is still not as good as that of Wei, but it has become a passive defensive posture, so the strong and weak will be judged."

"The state of Wei has been on the defensive for the past two years. The main reason is that Cao Cao died of illness in his later years. Cao Pi succeeded to the throne in a panic and became self-reliant on behalf of the Han. I think that the rest of the state of Wei is over, and it is time to crusade against Liu Bei. Why don't we sit on the mountain and watch the tiger?" Zhuge Jin asked rhetorically.

After hearing this, Quan Cong said happily: "Cao Pi was not afraid of being cast aside when he was on behalf of the Han Dynasty, so how could he make the lord king for no reason? I guess Wei Guo should use troops in the near future to stabilize Jiangdong and stop sending troops to fight for Huainan, so that he can rest assured to fight with Liu Bei." The world, so the title of the lord can actually cause the snipe and the clam to fight."

"Ah..." Zhuge Jin was forced by Quan Cong's words to be unable to refute.

"You guys can stop arguing. It's been a few incense sticks since Zibu left. If Xing Zhen sees everyone arguing, it will be too rude." Sun Quan raised the newspaper on the table and waved it in the middle of his speech. , "Ziyu's concern is nothing more than the Yangtze River's report. I am worried that Liu Bei will make people humiliate me in the newspaper? There are really those filthy articles, can't we just prevent them from flowing into Jiangdong?"

Zhuge Jin swallowed her saliva, why did the lord play such a trick?If you don't let the Yangtze River News flow into the border of Jiangdong, will people stop publishing it because of this?

Seeing that Sun Quan had a clear opinion, the Jiangdong gentry stood up and echoed "Wise and Martial", Zhuge Jin, Yan Yan and other Huaisi factions were inconvenient to persuade them after seeing this.

"Since all the ministers have no objections, why not be named the King of Wu alone?" Sun Quan knew that the Changjiang Newspaper would slander him, but Cao Pi, who was the emperor, was not afraid, let alone the inferior King of Wu.

Zhang Zhao walked quickly to the gate of the palace. Seeing that Xing Zhen refused to get off the carriage because he was an angel of the kingdom, he was furious and sternly reprimanded: "There is no disrespect for etiquette, and all laws are respected. If you dare to respect yourself, how can Jiangnan have no square inch blade?" yeah?"

Xing Zhen sat in the carriage for a long time, he was putting on airs to wait for Sun Quan to come to greet him, but he didn't want to but waited for Zhang Zhao's stern scolding.

Although Zhang Zhao's beard and hair are all white, his voice is full of vigor and sonorous force. Xing Zhen raised the car curtain not because he was afraid of Zhang Zhao, but because he saw a group of tiger warriors with halberds behind him. I know it's not easy to mess with.

Xing Zhen hurriedly got out of the car to salute, and followed Zhang Zhao into the palace to meet Sun Quan.

The Jiangdong officials had been "persuaded" by Sun Quan, so Xing Zhen entered the palace in a solemn and solemn manner. He stood in the audience and read out the edict of the king, followed by presenting the seal ribbon and the gift of nine gifts. Sun Quan became the king of Wei Wu at this moment.

Sun Quan ordered a banquet to be held in the palace to entertain Taichang Xingzhen, who came from afar to pass the imperial edict.

Xing Zhen took his seat at the head, and he suddenly found a huge white paper on the table in the hall, which looked a bit like the newspapers that once flowed into Xudu.

"King Wu, is Jiangdong also publishing newspapers?" Xing Zhen asked curiously, clasping her hands.

Chapter 716 Sun Quan became a good doctor after a long illness

"Running a newspaper is said to be very cumbersome. Not only does it require many paper mills, but also a large number of people to copy it. I, Jiangdong, do not have the financial resources and energy." Sun Quan was relatively indifferent at first, and then asked in surprise after speaking: Didn’t Wei Guo flow into the Yangtze River News?”

"It turns out that the Yangtze River News in Jingzhou, Liu Bei often made people slander Wei Guo and Jiang Dong in the newspaper. It was banned during the period of the first emperor (Cao Cao), so it has not been seen in the court for a long time, and occasionally it can be seen among the people. It seems that The king of Wu has a very good heart, you can share such unsightly words with all the officials..." Xing Zhen shook her head and replied, and did not forget to tease at the end of the sentence.

Sun Quan smiled lightly. He deliberately didn't withdraw the newspaper just now. It was Xing Zhen who took the initiative to ask. He wanted to borrow the Changjiang Newspaper to show Cao Pi his attitude. , Jiangdong can't help but be the proof.

"Liu Xuande worked so hard to make paper, write, and transcribe, so why not let us take a look at it? Besides, it also contains the content of the other party. Knowing yourself and the enemy can win a hundred battles." Sun Quan stroked his purple beard calmly.

"King Wu is open-minded, and Xing Zhen is very impressed..." Xing Zhen bowed his hands.

Sun Quan nodded to show his acceptance, and then signaled to Zhang Zhao, saying: "Xing Taichang came from afar to send an edict, Jiangdong Thalassemia has no treasures to offer, Zibu can sort out the recent issues of the Yangtze River News, and let Taichang take it back to Luoyang."

"Wei." Zhang Zhao secretly praised the lord for his good plan. Cao Pi will be furious when he sees the recent newspapers, and maybe he will send troops to attack Liu Bei, and Jiangdong can reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"Is this... suitable?" Xing Zhen asked awkwardly.

"Xing Taichang first read Yankang No. 11, the above articles are really shocking..." Zhang Zhao handed over the newspaper he just read.

Xing Zhen changed color as soon as he took the newspaper, Zhuge Liang's article was in the most eye-catching position, those contents were indeed a headache to read, and he thought that His Majesty would not be mad after reading it, right?

"King Wu... this newspaper..." Xing Zhen didn't dare to read any more just after reading a few lines, and the arrogance in the carriage did not exist at all.

Sun Quan shook his head with regret, "After all, Liu Xuande is a clan member of the Han family. How could he be willing to give up seeing Han Zuo being replaced by His Majesty? So it is reasonable for the following people to write articles to vent their feelings. The next few issues of this year will be like this... ..."

"How can such a rebellious thing still appear in the Jiangdong court? Since King Wu accepted His Majesty's gift, he should be consistent with the state of Wei..." Xing Zhen stood up and asked.

"Defending the people's mouth is better than Fangchuan. These things cannot be restrained. Just like what Gu said just now, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles. If you go back too often, you should persuade Your Majesty to let go of the ban, otherwise Liu Bei's situation will not come easily. , In addition, you have to mobilize troops early to sweep the world, and Liu Bei will be wiped out to make the Changjiang Newspaper stop publishing, and this king will also send troops to respond at that time..." Sun Quan used the Changjiang Newspaper to start a fire.

"Uh...the minister will bring the words..." Xing Zhen swallowed.

"By the way, is Your Majesty going to fight Liu Beibing? Otherwise, why would he be crowned King of Wu for no reason?" Sun Quan pestered Xing Zhen to ask.

Xing Zhen shook her head hastily, "I didn't care about the military. As for the conferment of the king and the nine bestowals, it was because King Wu asked His Majesty to proclaim him emperor last year. Now it's just a reward for meritorious deeds..."

"It's been a long time since the merits and deeds have been rewarded, and it took almost a year to remember..." Zhang Zhao teased with a smile.

"It's very cumbersome to establish a country and a ancestral temple, and His Majesty has to be busy with domestic affairs..." Xing Zhen fought back weakly.

Seeing Xing Zhen's distressed face, Sun Quan signaled Zhang Zhao not to push too hard. Zhang Zhao would lead the officials to toast Xing Zhen. Xing Zhen could only drink to relieve the embarrassment. Zhang Zhao also sent the organized newspapers over.

The next day, Xing Zhen woke up from the drunkenness and saw the Changjiang newspaper, which was like a serial drama. She immediately lost her mind to stay in Jiangdong, so she hurried into the palace to bid farewell to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan saw that he couldn't keep him, so he asked Zhang Zhao to go to the dock to see him off.

Before Xing Zhen left, in order to save face, she deliberately asked about the case of Sima's family extermination, but Sun Quan prevaricated with the clues of the case.

Zhuge Jin suddenly showed doubts. He looked at the backs of Xing Zhen and Zhang Zhaoyuan, and asked cautiously: "My lord, why don't you continue to delay? The case of the Sima family was forced by Cao Pi. You said that the case has a clue, don't you?" Don't tell yourself?"

"Ziyu don't worry, I have my own idea." Sun Quan didn't tell Hu Ke's suggestion, but Cao Pi really wanted an answer to stop the Wei scholars. Pushing it out to take the blame, if Cao Pi uses this to cheat, he can deny it.

Zhuge Jin nodded thoughtfully, "Cao Pi proclaimed the lord the king for no reason. I think something big will happen in Wei, so I can send someone to Ruxu to inquire about the situation. I think General Zhou knows the details, but it is best not to send troops to Jiangdong... "

"Ziyu, don't worry. Although Gu said it sincerely in front of Xing Zhen, if Cao Pi wants Jiangdong to send troops, he must at least support some money and food?" Sun Quan responded with a smile.

Zhuge Jin was startled and said, "It's not enough for Cao Pi to subsidize money and food. If we provoke Liu Bei too much, what if he decides to take Jiangdong first? The children of the local gentry may not use all their strength..."

Sun Quan stroked his beard and smiled mysteriously: "Who said that Gu will send troops immediately after receiving the money and food from Wei? Doesn't it take time to build a ship? After the ship is built, the war is over. If Cao Pi sends someone to ask for responsibility, I will send Wei at worst." A few small boats in the country..."

"This...Your Majesty..." Zhuge Jin was speechless, wondering when did the lord become so cunning?

Sun Quan seemed to have seen through Zhuge Jin's mind, raised his head and sighed, "The so-called long-term illness makes a good doctor. I have dealt with the 'profiteer' Lantian a lot, so I need to learn some cunning tricks..."

Zhuge Jin shook her head secretly, no matter how cunning Lantian is, he is still a courtier, and Sun Quan is the ruler of one side, if you learn his cunning, what do the civil and military officials in Jiangdong think?

At this moment, Sun Quan was in a good mood, so Zhuge Jin didn't express his thoughts. He planned to persuade Zhang Zhao another day, so that Sun Quan must not become a person who did not believe what he said.

Zhuge Jin asked to resign and leave, and Sun Quan asked Hu Shi to secretly invite Hu Ke into the palace, and asked Cao Wei if something important happened.

Hu Ke clasped his fists and complimented: "Your Majesty is really clever. According to the news from Luoyang ten days ago, Liangzhou in Wei State has not been peaceful recently, and Cao Pi may send troops to the northwest."

"So it's really like this..." Sun Quan frowned.

"In October, the leaders of Lushuihu Zhi Yuanduo and Yi Jian prostitutes in Liangzhou rebelled. The Hexi Corridor fell into war. He also sent Xia Houru, Fei Yao and other generals to suppress the rebellion in Liyan, Fanhe, Xianmei and other places; in November, Zhang Feibing from Wudu went out to Qishan Road to kill officials and soldiers between Xixian County and Jixian County. Unable to resist, Cao Pi deliberately mobilized soldiers around Luoyang to suppress the rebellion..." Hu Ke explained in detail.

Sun Quan nodded and said to himself: "It turns out that Liangzhou can't look at both the north and the south. Lu Shuihu shouldn't be afraid, and Zhang Fei is Cao Pi's confidant..."

(Note: Lushuihu is collectively referred to by the Xiongnu, Yueshi, Bilu, Zahu, Qinhu, Jie, Diqiang and other Hu tribes. It is mainly active in Gansu and other places in the northwest of China. Lushuihu is divided into There are three major divisions, namely Anding Lushuihu in the Jingwei River Basin, Linsong Lushuihu in the Hexi Corridor, and Huangzhong Lushuihu in the Hehuang Valley. The rebellious Zhiyuanduo and Yijian prostitutes are Linsong in the Hexi Corridor Lu Shuihu's leader)

Chapter 717 This Hei Si is Really Not Simple

After seeing Hu Ke, Sun Quan was determined that once Cao Pi and Liu Bei fought again, Jiangdong would be able to benefit from it.

The happy mood cannot be hidden. The moment Hu Ke turned around, Sun Quan even hummed a little song from the Wuhui area.

Hu Ke couldn't help sneering in his heart when he heard it, do you think Jiangdong is peaceful?Sun Quan asked himself to go to Jingzhou to buy grain. It seems that he still wanted to make trouble secretly. Hu Ke would not let Sun Quan be so comfortable, and Han Lu's conflict could be exploited at any time.

Back at Yu's Firm, Hu Ke wrote a secret letter to Lan Tian, ​​and at the same time sent a merchant ship to follow Xing Zhen, and 'informed' Chen Qun that Sun Quan suspected that Sima Shi had hired a murderer to assassinate Lu Ba, and found something for Sun Quan in many ways. do it.

Xing Zhen set off in Jianye at the end of the second year of Wei Huanglong (AD 221), changed boats and horses and walked for 20 days to the capital Luoyang, bringing the special gift of Sun Quan to Wei Emperor Cao Pi.

Cao Pi was furious after reading the Changjiang Daily, and with Xing Zhen saying a few words beside him, Cao Pi hurriedly summoned civil and military officials to the court to discuss military plans.

The ministers thought that Cao Pi was using troops against Liangzhou, and most of them prepared a counter-argument, but Cao Pi said: "I regret not listening to Zi Yang (Liu Ye) to make Sun Quan king. This man is ambitious and does not want to be grateful. Come to the Yangtze River to repay my eyes, this kind of villain must be eliminated quickly, I decided to destroy Jiangdong first and then swallow Jingyi, and I summoned all the ministers to discuss this matter."

Cao Xiu, the general who conquered the South, said in surprise: "Your Majesty was planning to rush to aid Liangzhou a few days ago. How can you attack Wu today for a piece of nonsense? Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Cao Pi leaned back slightly, with a nonchalant expression on his face: "The barbarians in Hexi Lihan, Fanhe, Xianmei and other places are making trouble, and I have sent Zhang Ji, Xiahouru, and Fei Yao. In the first month, Zidan (Cao Zhen) was asked to preside over the overall situation. I expect that Zhuhu will not be able to make a fortune. As for Zhang Fei in Xixian County and near Jicheng, his cavalry is not too many. It's hard to continue, I have ordered the nearby counties to strengthen the walls and clear the wilderness, and the black man will retreat only when the food is exhausted."

There were very few generals who fought against Zhang Fei in the hall. They only knew that he was born with a leopard head, ring eyes, and dark complexion, which naturally gave people the impression of a rough and reckless man. Only Cao Xiu knew how powerful Zhang Fei was.

Cao Xiu clasped his fists and continued to persuade: "Zhang Fei has a fine mind and is quite capable of scheming. Although there are only a few thousand cavalry this time, he has persisted longer than the previous few times. If he can't beat his arrogance severely, come again next time. Even if there are tens of thousands of people, Your Majesty must not take it lightly. Furthermore, Xiahou’s son-in-law (Xiahoumao) also came to send back information. Chen Cangdao, Baoxiedao, and Ziwuling all found scouts from Hanzhong and Wudu. It was even rumored that Wei Yan was going to excavate Tangluo Road, I believe there must be a connection between them."

"Wen Lie, you are too worried. I have already consulted the Taiwei about this matter. He guessed that Wei Yan's suspects were supporting Zhang Fei. As long as Zhang Fei's troops ran out of food, let's talk about how to attack Wu." Cao Pi Gently waved his hand to reject Cao Xiu.

Cao Pi brought out Jia Xu's conjecture and instantly shut up the officials in the hall, but at this time Jia Xu was unable to come to discuss the matter in time because of his old age and sickness.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ye said: "If your Majesty really wants to attack Wu, you can follow General Wen Lie's words and increase troops to Chang'an on the surface, and let Da Sima (Cao Ren) secretly disperse and gather in the south in order to slow down Sun Quan. Take Ruxuwu before you know it, otherwise it will be very difficult to break through Zhou Tai's defense line with the current naval strength."

"Good." Cao Pi nodded.

Seeing Cao Xiu's solemn expression, Jiang Ji cupped his hands and reminded: "Your Majesty's words are also justified. Zhang Fei's lack of food is nothing to fear. Chencang is guarded by General Jun Yi (Zhang He), and Xiahou's son-in-law can rush to help Xiegu at any time. As for the surprise attack on Meridian Valley and The newly opened Tangluo Road is completely nonsense, the population and food in Hanzhong will never be able to enter Guanzhong, the general still focuses on the south, Guan Yu's Jingzhou army threatens the capital, and that is our biggest threat."

"Bu Lao Zitong reminded that the general has already deployed everything. At this time, Guan Yu has few soldiers and horses, and he cannot organize a large army to fight. He can stick to Fancheng and Xiangyang and let it go. If he dares to return to the north to expose the supply line, I don't care. Whatever prestige he left in the past, he will never return." Cao Xiu said very confidently.

Xu Huang's troops stationed in Shunyang County confronted Meng Da in Nanxiang, and Zhang Liao's troops stationed in Wancheng to keep an eye on Guan Yu's main force. Cao Xiu formed a long snake formation on the big map of the Manchong Division stationed in Runan. If there is any disturbance at any point, the main force in Luoyang can respond flexibly, and use the advantage of troops to complete the circuitous division.

Jiang Ji was a little embarrassed when he heard it, but Cao Pi was very happy when he heard it: "Hahaha, Wen Lie said it with pride, and I agree with your point of view. People say that Guan Yunchang is invincible in the world, but after all, he is very old, just to suppress his arrogance. .”

Cao Pi's laughter reminded the officials of Cao Cao. Whenever Cao Cao laughed, something bad happened. When the officials looked at each other, the guards of the palace gate came into the palace with the battle report of Tianshui County to present it.

"I guess that Zhang Fei's thousands of soldiers have already retreated." Smiling, Cao Pi took out the letter from his bag, unfolded it, his expression collapsed, and then crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it in the center of the hall.

Everyone thought it was bad at first glance, and most of the letters were bad news, thinking that your Majesty, you are fine, why are you laughing?This is a very bad habit inherited from the ancestors.

Jiang Ji quickly picked up the ball of paper and read it with Cao Xiu when he saw Cao Xiu approaching. The letter showed that Zhang Fei's cavalry were still wandering around Jicheng, and there was no sign of leaving without food. The defenders of Tianshui County had no one to resist. It can be said that last year's autumn grain in Xixian County, Shangyu and other places was burned, and most of the people showed signs of fleeing to Wudu with their families.

"The robbing of people prompts people to relocate? Zhang Fei learned from his opponent Zhang Yun. It's not easy for this gangster to embrace everything. He returned to Liangzhou a few times ago to harass and harass people. He returned in embarrassment. Unexpectedly, he persisted for three months this time and incited the people to move to Wudu can't bear it..."

Cao Xiu once helped Cao Cao move his capital to the people, and the price he paid at that time was incalculable. Not only did Cao Cao lose the Battle of Hanzhong indirectly, but even affected the subsequent Battle of Xiangfan. So when he learned that Zhang Fei had taken away the people again, his anger could not be overestimated. speech.