Chapter 16 Cao Zhen’s Thoughts

When Sima Zhao was fighting in the suicide squad, Xiahou Ba, who had gone through a lot of hardships, finally escaped to Cao Zhen's headquarters in Hanoi County.

Cao Zhen, whose courtesy name is Zidan, was Cao Cao's nephew. There is another saying that he was the son of Qin Shao. His father died to save Cao Cao, so he was adopted by Cao Cao and changed his surname to Cao. He grew up with Cao Pi since childhood. He shot tigers with arrows and was highly valued by Cao Cao, so he rushed up like arrows. He served as the governor of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the backbone general, the guardian of the Shu army, the general of the army, and the general of the army. He became the general and the important minister. Now he is the first-class minister in Cao Wei, and his position is above Chen Qun, Sima Yi, and Cao Xiu. Cao Zhen's real skills are not bad, and he is definitely not as incompetent and competing for merit as mentioned in the Romance of the Romance. He is both talented and civil and military, and has a good military command. Although he is not as amazing as Sima Yi, he is also a rare tiger general in the Three Kingdoms period.

He was in Hanoi to compete with Zhang Fei. Although Zhang Fei was known as the tiger general of the world and was invincible, and with a group of small tigers like Zhang Bao, Guan Xingpanghui, he could not resist him. The two armies could only stalemate, which shows his ability.

Cao Zhen has always regarded Xiahou Ba as a brother. The Cao family and the Xiahou family were originally the same clan. What's more, after Xiahou Yuan's death, Cao Cao treated Xiahou Ba as key protection targets, and the entire Cao family took special care of Xiahou brothers. After Xiahou Ba followed Sima Yi to the northern border and was captured, Cao Zhen suffered a long time in pain. He only hated Sima Yi. Why did he use Xiahou Ba as bait? He could not defeat the Han master? You have few people and horses, you can retreat to Yanmen, let alone a thousand miles of raids and

It was a besieged city to attack the aid, and killing Ke Bi could be considered a great achievement. However, Xiahou Ba's capture made him secretly hate Sima Yi for a long time. But you cannot refuse to admit that Sima Yi was indeed capable. The battle of the Northern Frontier drew the Xianbei. He went to the Great Wei and was very worried, which greatly consumed Ji Han's strength, making the northern border of the Great Wei stable in Yanmen County. Therefore, he was resentful but could not deal with Sima Yi. In addition, His Majesty also valued Sima Yi and asked him to defend Luoyang, so this dissatisfaction could only be pressed. Meeting was still hahaha.

He had arranged for people to redeem Xiahou Ba several times, but Ji Han was not at the beginning of the founding of the country. After a war, the economy almost collapsed and he had to live by selling prisoners of war. After several contacts, Ji Han disagreed. Cao Zhen was still sad for a while and thought he would never see this brother again. At this time, he was shocked when he heard that Xiahou Ba had returned and said anxiously: "Come in quickly."

Cao Zhen looked at the man who was being helped into the tent in surprise. Rubbing his eyes, he could hardly believe that this was the mighty Xiahou Ba. Xiahou Ba who came in was simply not like a human form. His clothes were broken, his body was injured on many sides, his legs were swollen, his hands and feet were frostbite, and his lips and ears were blue, dry and cracked, and his bloodshots were tortured. He did not dare to walk during the day. He did not dare to walk the road, he could not eat or sleep well, and his heartstrings were shocked by the war. His heart was almost broken. If he were an ordinary person, he would have collapsed long ago. Although Xiahou Ba was not outstanding in strategy and mind, as a descendant of a military family, his strong nerves, persistent endurance, and tenacious will were all beyond his nature, which was also the main reason why he was able to come back.

"General! Sima Yi surrendered to the enemy!" Xia Hou Ba's words almost scared Cao Zhen to fight.

When Cao Pi died, he asked Cao Zhen, Chen Qun, Cao Xiu and Sima Yi to be the important officials of the orphanage and the Prime Minister to serve as state affairs. At that time, Cao Pi once said that there were those who disagree with Cao Zhen, Chen Qun and Cao Xiu. It was not trustworthy, but Sima Yi was missing. Does this mean that although Cao Pi valued Sima Yi, he did not fully trust him?

Everyone knows that Cao Zhen and Sima Yi have a knot. Before Weinan, they competed for each other and looked down on each other. Although Sima Yi was treacherous and tolerant, Cao Zhen just disliked him. Although he had certain abilities, both the first Emperor Wu Cao Cao and the former Grand Martial Arts Jia Xu had a very bad view of him, believing that he was not a minister. Therefore, Cao Zhen also felt that Sima Yi was not like a good person and solidified this impression.

Cao Zhen once had a theory that he felt that except for the Cao family and the Xiahou family, the other ministers should not be believed and should not be reused. When Cao Cao died that day, there was a statement that he would rely on the Cao generals to reduce the military power of the other surnames, which caused a small panic, which caused a small amount of panic. Cao Zhen had always not understood why Sima Yi could be re-appointed after being seized from military power and was designated as an important official of the orphanage. However, Cao Zhen was naturally not an impulsive and blind man. He knew very well that this matter was serious. Sima Yi was resourceful and the Sima family was powerful. At present, the Wei Dynasty was in a turbulent and crises. If he really surrendered to the enemy, then the Wei Dynasty would be in danger - but, what reason did Sima Yi have to surrender to the enemy?

He listened to Xiahou Ba's words and looked around. Seeing that there was no outsider, he said: "Zhongquan (Xiahou Ba's word), are you confused? Sima Yi entrusted an important official to the orphanage. How could you talk nonsense? Is it possible to mobilize the Great Wei Kingdom?"

Cao Zhen's tone was very strict, which did not mean that he did not believe Xiahou Ba. He just asked Xiahou Ba to speak, be cautious, have a testimony, and say everything clearly. But as soon as he finished speaking, Xiahou Ba's eyes rolled and he fainted. Cao Zhen was anxious and heartbroken, and he treated the medical officer and blocked the news, for fear of a military change. His Majesty was still young and lacked prestige, and all officials were still waiting and watching. Ji Han was at the peak of the sky, with a sharp offensive, first taking Chang'an, then going to Hedong, and now he took away Luoyang, half of the country of the Great Wei has been lost, and countless elite soldiers and generals have died in battle. If Sima Yi rebelled again at this time, it would be that the Great Wei would be destroyed.

However, at the moment, he had to wait for Xiahou Ba to wake up. Xiahou Ba actually had no illness. He was just too weak, hungry and tired, injured and sick, and thought Cao Zhen would not believe him, so he fell into a coma after he fainted for more than three hours before he woke up. He fed some meat minced, and his spirit was slightly restored. People reported Cao Zhen, and Cao Zhen came to see him. Xiahou Ba calmed down a little and shouted, "General."

Cao Zhen waved his hand to let the people go down, but invited Huan Fan, the adviser of Xinfu, who was from Peiguo (now Huaibei City). He had literary talent. At the end of Jian'an, he entered the Prime Minister's Mansion and wrote "Huang Lan" with Wang Xiang and others. Now he served as the general of the conquering prison under Cao Zhen, and has always been known as a think tank.

Cao Zhen nodded and said to Xiahou Baba: "Are you better? Didn't you be captured by Ji Han? How did you escape back?"

Xiahou Ba sighed, "It's hard to say anything. General, Mr. Huan, the general was transferred from the command of the general to Sima Yi at the end of that day, and he had never understood what was going on. But I thought. In any case, Sima Yi was appointed as the governor and in charge of the army. I naturally tried to fight. I must not let down His Majesty's trust and should not lose face to the general." He looked at Cao Zhen, and saw that Cao Zhen was listening attentively, with a calm expression. Obviously, his words were very much like the general, so he continued to say, "But I didn't expect that Sima Yi was determined to do whatever he wanted and did not follow others' words.

I made a clever trick to manipulate my tens of thousands of generals of the Wei Dynasty at will. I was about to attack the Yellow River, but he ordered his troops to retreat. Before he fought, he fled far away and gave up several counties to Ji Han in vain. I have been in the army for decades and have never fought such a battle. He was the head coach. He gave up and returned to Bingzhou. After all, our strength has not been damaged, but he wanted to fight back. Speaking of which, it is not great that he defeated Ke Bineng with one blow, but he turned to attack Liu Chan. A task that was simply incomplete with others was easy to do in his hands."

"This shows that Sima Yi is indeed capable?" Cao Zhen wondered why Xiahou Ba spoke for Sima Yi.

But I heard Xiahou domineering: "I also think he is very capable. As a result, he attacked Emperor Jihan's city, with only a few thousand men in the city. You know, the general. The Yulin Army just pretended to be like this, not to mention that the Shaling City is not high, the pool is not deep, the soldiers are not many, the generals are not brave, and they attacked all sides. He actually did not attack the city continuously, but gave up. He secretly came back to fight some reinforcements. So he was sent to the valley to pretend to lure the enemy. He sealed the entrance of the valley with both sides of a huge rock. My name was Tian Buying, and Di Buling.

He treated it as an abandoned son, caught it for Li Yan, and suffered humiliation. I think it would be worth it for the sake of the Great Wei Dynasty. Anyway, Li Yan was surrounded by the valley, without food or drink, and he would not live for a few more days - but this victory situation suddenly broke, and the Han lord who was surrounded by him broke out, and Sima Yi left me and ran away! General, I didn't blame him at that time, thinking that it was a battle between the two armies, and I didn't expect that he was doing this to seize the country of the Great Wei Dynasty and eliminate the difference!"

Cao Zhen listened to Xiahou Badi's words, and he said that he was just a one-sided resentment. On the surface, he seemed to make some sense, but in fact he could be explained by the discord between generals and generals and different angles, and had no strength at all. So he said that Sima Yi was still far from surrendering to the enemy. But when he heard the words to exclude dissidents, he couldn't help but feel moved. Sima Yi was very particular about his strength. As long as he was under the jurisdiction, he had to decide the final decision. It was precisely for this that Cao Zhen was even more worried about him.

"How do you say that he is taking over the great Wei throne and excluding dissidents?"

"General, in the Battle of Weinan, we did not see Sima Yi clearly. Although His Majesty was defeated and his own part did not lose any losses, His Majesty did not doubt him. He did not participate in the Battle of Hedong later. In the Battle of Northern Xinjiang, I put me in a condom and he ran away. I did not doubt him. The most obvious thing is the Battle of Luoyang. Does the General know that he lost Luoyang in a few days?"

"Have you been fighting for a few months?"

"For a few months, this is the Xu Xiner he released. I am in front of the formation, and I don't know what I have. My motherland. In the past few months, Zhuge Liang has simply surrounded him and did not attack, and he doesn't know what tacit understanding he and Sima Yi have. Until two days ago, Zhuge Liang put Sima Zhao into the city."

"Sima Zhao? He is still alive? Isn't it said that he is dead?"

"That's the weird thing about the Sima family. I'm with Sima Zhao. He lives well and surrenders Ji Han! Zhuge Liang sent him to the city to send a letter. After the delivery, General, do you believe it? You have strongly restrained here and held the most powerful Zhang Fei's troops of Ji Han, and your subordinate Guo Huai blocked Zhao Yun and Pang De's elite soldiers. In Luoyang, there was only one team of Zhuge Liang. But what happened? Ji Han only took less than five days to attack Luoyang, the world's most powerful city! General, do you know Sima Yi's skills and similar troops. Will he only guard for such a few days? If Sima Yi did not collude with Ji Han, I'm afraid no one in the world can believe it!"

"So you're serious?"

"There is no false words."

"Then isn't Guo Huai's tribe dangerous?" Guo Huai is Cao Zhen's direct subordinate, and Cao Zhen couldn't help but worry.

"General, Lord Guo Huai and Guo were thrown to Ji Han. There was no way to heaven, no way to the ground, no food and grass inside, no rescuers outside, and have surrendered to the Han."

"Ah?!" Cao Zhen felt like one of his arms had been cut off, and he felt dizzy. If Xiahou Ba said something at the beginning, he still made a calm judgment, but later on, Cao Zhen couldn't stand it anymore. He looked at Huan Fan and Huan Fan said, "General, Lord Xiahou is weak and exhausted. Let's go out and talk."

Cao Zhen nodded. The two of them came to the commander's tent. Huan Fan said, "General, what do you think about this?"

"Sima Yi cannot be kept." Cao Zhen did not hide anything in front of Huan Fan.

Huan Fan had known that Cao Zhen and Sima Yi had a knot, but he was Cao Zhen's subordinate, so he was devoted to Cao Zhen.

"Yes, although Sima Yi doesn't seem to have really surrendered to Ji Han at the moment, there must be one thing. He is not a big Wei who is dedicated to it. He has his own mind. He is gradually weakening the strength of the general in a planned manner. At present, Cao Xiu was breathless in the face of Sun Quan's army. The general was in Hanoi, but his direct line was repeatedly weakened. Lord Chen Qun is old and focused on academics and codes. He is not easy to plot power and is easily bullied. If this continues, it would be amazing."

"But, is there any benefit to Sima Yi doing this? It would be hard to believe that he had a conspiracy with Ji Han and wanted to surrender to Ji Han. Moreover, this kind of defeat would have a greater impact on him personally."

"Sir, Sima Yi's strength is not on the front line, but in the court."

"Court?"

"Yes, sir, don't you think Sima Yi was reused this third time? Why did Your Majesty reuse him? He even brought him out of prison, appointed him to guard the northern border, and appointed him as the important official of the orphanage?"

This is also something that Cao Zhen has never figured out, and this is something that Cao Zhen has always been wary of Sima Yi. He is also a minister who entrusts the orphan, and he is the leader of the minister who entrusts the orphan. However, he didn't know the reason why Sima Yi was valued. This is really strange. Could it be that Sima Yi has any help in the court?

"Sir, villain suspects that Sima Yi is from Empress Dowager Guo." Huan Fan said.

Cao Zhen said nothing. His understanding of Empress Dowager Guo was definitely above others. On the surface, this woman did not have any harm. She was not noble in her background, and had no descendants, and was not allowed to control the government. She strictly demanded herself, had a great reputation in the Wei Dynasty, and had a very good reputation in the Great Wei Dynasty. However, she was extremely smart. Cao Pi was the emperor and she made great contributions. There were many civil and military officials in the court, and Empress Zhen had a reputation in her harem, and her reputation was still above Empress Zhen.

Even if Cao Rui suspected that she was related to the death of her biological mother, he still respectfully called her mother and kowtowed her sooner or later, and did not dare to be at all light. The tyrannical Cao Pi was obeying her at the time. If she was Sima Yi's backstage, then I was afraid that this level in the court would not be easy. If Sima Yi was the party of Empress Dowager Guo, then all this seemed to be explained in a vague way, but whether this matter was true or not. If it was true, if you wanted to get rid of Sima Yi, I was afraid that even if Your Majesty agreed, you would not be able to start.
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