Luoyang, Tai Chi Hall.

The emperor who had just ascended the throne, Cao Fang in June sat upright on the imperial seat, pursing his lips tightly, like a vigilant little beast. Facing several unparalleled giant beasts, he needed to give all his strength to make

Keep your body stable and no longer tremble.

General Sima Yi, General Xiahou Ba and General Cheshi Cao Shuang sat on both sides, and no one spoke.

There was also an imperial throne beside Cao Fang, sitting with Empress Dowager Guo. The emperor was young and was ordered by the late emperor to assist in the administration.

"My dear friends, the state is urgent, and the death of the late emperor and the world is uneasy. It is better to seek negotiations first."

Empress Dowager Guo coughed, breaking the silence. She could see that the emperor was too nervous. If the stalemate continued, it would be difficult to guarantee that he would not collapse.

Before Sima Yi could speak, Xiahou Ba couldn't help but retort: ​​"I dare to ask the Empress Dowager, what should I do? Shu Han is now arrogant and forced us to follow the example of the King of Wu and leave the emperor's name, and only retain one county. The late emperor said that, so the conditions were too high.

He was harsh and humiliated the national system and refused to agree, so he delayed again and again. Now the Empress Dowager asked for negotiations. Could it be that he was willing to accept such insults?”

Empress Dowager Guo was silent again. She could hear from Xiahou Ba's words that Xiahou Ba had a lot of evil fire, and state affairs were just an excuse.

Xiahou Ba's title as the auxiliary minister came inexplicably. He was urgently recalled from the Bingzhou front line. When he arrived in Luoyang, the late emperor Cao Rui was already in danger. General Sima Yi arrived in advance and went with Empress Dowager Guo and Cao Shuang.

He conveyed the will of the late emperor. Of course, it was impossible for Cao Rui to write it himself. He no longer had the strength to write it, so Xiahou Ba didn't even know whether the will was true or false. What made him even more puzzled was that he had always been responsible for Luoyang's defense.

The King of Lu Cao Yu did not become the regent minister. Cao Shuang, who was originally the captain of the city gate, replaced Cao Yu.

What qualifications does Cao Shuang have to assist in government administration? He has never fought a war and has no experience in governing, which is far inferior to Cao Yu.

What made Xiahou Ba even more incredible was that he didn't know whose son Cao Fang was, and he had no impression of Cao Fang at all. Empress Dowager Guo explained that Cao Fang was the son of Rencheng King Cao Kai and the grandson of Rencheng King Wei Cao Zhang, but

He could never remember that Cao Kai had such a son. Two years ago, Cao Kai was just demoted to two thousand households for some meticulous affairs, but now there are only five hundred households left, which is quite unfair to the emperor.

I mean. At this time, how could the emperor choose his son to be the heir?

Xiahou Ba determined that there was an ulterior motive here. He had sent someone to Rencheng to verify. If he was confirmed that he was not Cao Kai's son, he would never give up with Empress Dowager Guo. Before he could figure it out, he treated Guo.

The Queen Mother would not agree to any decision.

Empress Dowager Guo looked at Cao Shuang.

Cao Shuang pondered for a moment and stood up and said, "General Cavalry, we still need to talk about it. The late emperor passed away, the country was suspicious and the people were uneasy. The enemy approached from three sides and the soldiers were powerful, so our army could not defeat it. It would be better to negotiate.

In the name of the name, delay for a while and wait until the situation stabilizes, it will not be too late to fight again."

Xiahou Ba narrowed his eyes and glared at Cao Shuang. He was very dissatisfied with Cao Shuang. He forgot where he should be. He was not sure about the origin of the emperor. He asked Cao Shuang, and Cao Shuang insisted that he was Cao Kai's son, but

It seems strange that he can't make reasonable statements. He doubted that there was an ulterior motive between Cao Shuang and Empress Dowager Guo, and then he got the position of the regent minister who originally belonged to Cao Yu.

"Bo Zhao, you have never fought a war. I don't know that people without strength are not qualified to negotiate." Xiahou Ba said angrily: "You have much worse knowledge than King Lu."

Empress Dowager Guo's face was very ugly. Xiahou Ba's words were too serious, which was equivalent to clearly saying that Cao Yu's defeat was hidden. Sima Yi stroked his beard and said lightly: "General of the Cavalry, the country has a system, and the vassal kings are not allowed to assist him.

politics.”

Xiahou Ba sneered. He knew that there was this system, which was left by Emperor Wen Cao Pi, and was specifically designed to prevent the vassal kings. At the beginning, Cao Rui also abides by these unwritten systems, but after the national situation was critical, Cao Rui had already broken it.

After this system, Cao Zhi was appointed as the general and led his troops into Guanzhong. Later, Cao Yu was ordered to command the imperial guards and take charge of Luoyang. This was all contrary to the system left by Emperor Wen. So what's wrong with letting Cao Yu be the auxiliary minister?

But he can't say that now, as this is equivalent to accusing the late emperor, which is a ruthless person. No matter how stupid Xiahou Ba is, he will not make such a mistake.

"The general wants to talk, too?"

"It's always good to talk. If you can delay it for a while, it will delay it for a while." Sima Yi said slowly: "General Cavalry is safe and sound in Bingzhou, and he can't feel any pressure, but we are too pressured in Shandong.

It's big. Wei Ba conquered Liaodong, like taking a piece of food. Now he returns to Qingzhou and is about to land in battle. Qingzhou is hard to protect. Wang Ling and Tian Yu are in a hurry."

Xiahou Ba sneered: "Wei Ba only has 50,000 or 60,000 people, so can Shandong be so urgent? I'm afraid the general is an exaggeration, right?"

Sima Yi raised his eyebrows: "General Cavalry is commendable. Otherwise, you reinforce Qingzhou and fight with Wei Ba for another battle. If you can block Wei Ba, or damage his main force like under Pengcheng, let him

If you return to Jiaozhou for another three years, there is no need for negotiation."

Xiahou Ba became popular and stood up: "Is the general kidding or take it seriously?"

Sima Yi smiled and said, "Is it a time to joke in front of the court, the Empress Dowager, in front of His Majesty?"

Xiahou Ba turned to Empress Dowager Guo and the Emperor, and said in a cold voice: "If the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty have this intention, if the Ba is not talented, he is willing to move to Qingzhou and fight with Wei Ba again."

Empress Dowager Guo sighed: "Okay, General Cavalry is good at fighting and is good at fighting against Wei Ba many times, so he is considered an enemy. Let the general move to Bingzhou and General Cavalry move to Qingzhou."

Cao Shuang sighed secretly, Xiahou Ba is so stupid. Sima Yi and Empress Dowager Guo join forces to make a trap for you. You can't even see it, so you still jump in? The four armies of Shu Han, three armies are in Shandong, the most

Wei Ba and Lu Xun who can fight are also in Shandong, and the weakest Li Yan is in Guanzhong. If you don’t defend Bingzhou, you have to fight with Sima Yi, aren’t you feeling unhappy?

...

After reading the news he just received, Wei Ba pondered silently.

Yu Si picked it up and looked at it, chuckled: "It seems that Wei is unstable and changing generals at the last minute is a taboo in using troops."

Gu Cheng disagreed: "Xiahou Ba has many Bingzhou cavalry under his command, which is also the strongest force in Wei State at present. The transfer of Xiahou Ba to the eastern front was naturally to deal with the generals of chariots and cavalry. If we do not have enough cavalry,

I'm afraid there is no chance of winning."

"At present, we may not have any advantage in quantity, but we are not bad in combat power." Yu Si smiled: "Zizhi, why do you still evaluate combat power according to the old one? Liaodong Yi

War has proved that the combat power of our army is not comparable to that of an equal number of enemies. If you still hold on to the old habit, you will lose your fighter opportunity."

Gu Cheng retorted: "The Wei army led by Xiahou Ba is definitely not comparable to Gongsun Yuan's Yan army."

Wei Ba smiled and interrupted their argument: "Then do you think, what should we do now? Is it a war or a talk?"

"No fighting, no talking." Yu Si and Gu Cheng said in unison.

Wei Ba looked at the two strategists in confusion. It is understandable that Yu Si disagrees with the talk, but why does he disagree with the war? It is understandable that Gu Cheng disagrees with the war, but why does he disagree with the talk?

Yu Si and Gu Cheng looked at each other, smiled, and bowed: "General, we have the power to fight, but we are not sure of winning... We are in charge of Liaodong, and have been in business for a year and a half, and have cultivated our foundation and recruited cavalry

, and then fight again, and the flag will naturally win and the horse will succeed. Therefore, we cannot fight now. Xiahou Ba led the troops to welcome him, obviously wanting to slash the general's spirit again. Even if the general wants to talk, how can he be successful? Even if we talk now, we don't

If you overwhelm the advantage of the surname, it is naturally difficult to achieve the desired result. Instead of doing this, it is better not to talk. Therefore, you don’t fight or talk."

"That's what Zizhi means?"

Gu Cheng smiled and said, "Although the different paths are different, they will return together. Those who do not fight are not strong enough, so it is better to occupy the sea and defend. Those who do not talk about this are the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Generals should not interfere in their duties and cause speculation. Generals and generals and

Xiahou Ba and the two tyrants fight, and they should be on the battlefield, not between the seats."

Wei Ba nodded: "Since that's the case, let's stay in Liaodong for a while. If Xiahou Ba is willing to come to Liaodong, I will fight him. If he doesn't come to Liaodong, we will look across the sea.

"He shrugged and said indifferently: "I'm not in a hurry anyway."

Yu Si and others also laughed. As Wei Ba said, Wei Ba is in power now, so there is no need to worry at all. The longer the time is delayed, the more beneficial it is to them. However, it is not the case for Wei State, nor is it the Prime Minister's Mansion. I heard that the Prime Minister

He is already terminally ill, and God knows how many days he can live. Once the Prime Minister dies, who can stop Wei Ba's pace?

Time is very beneficial to Wei Ba.

"Although there is no need to confront Xiahouba for the time being, we cannot be idle either." Wei Badao: "Using troops is like using dogs. You have to exercise your muscles and bones frequently. If you are idle for a while, you may grow fat."

"What the general said is very much."

After discussing with the generals, Wei Ba made new arrangements.

Xiahou Xuan was appointed as the general, Wu Qiu Jian was appointed as the deputy, led 10,000 infantry and cavalry, 5,000 Goguryeo soldiers, and 5,000 Fu Xing commanded the navy. He advanced south along the coast, first recovered Lelang, led the counties in the north, and then chose the opportunity to the south

Conquer the Three Koreans.

Deng Ai was appointed as the general, Chen Biao was appointed as the deputy, commanding 10,000 infantry and cavalry, 5,000 Goguryeo soldiers, 5,000 navy troops, stationed in Changli, farmed and pastoral guards, and recruited Hu cavalry.

Zhuge Wen was ordered to be the general, and the navy was commanded by 5,000, and they traveled between the Bohai Sea and the East China Sea to transport food, grass and supplies to inquire about the news of the Wei State.

Wei Ba himself was stationed in Xiangping, with Zhou Yin, Zhang Wei and others as generals, and each led two to three thousand Yan troops that had just surrendered, and trained to rectify the army; he ordered the military commander Cheng Yi to guard the prefect of Xuanzhe, and in Xuan

The people gathered in Zhuo County to cultivate land.

Among the generals who were ordered to train troops, there was Huo Yi who was driven out of Guanzhong by General Li Yan.

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Chapter completed!