Chapter 257: Escape
"Mother, you don't have to say it. In this crisis, how can I abandon my father? Besides, the destruction of Shu was done by Brother Zhao, I, the eldest brother, have to bear the consequences for Brother Zhao, and I can't let Brother Zhao be insulted by his surname Liu after a hundred years!"
Sima Shi was very resolute, Zhang Chunhua had persuaded him dozens of times these days, and his answer was similar every time. He is a man, a man who stands up to the sky. But this responsibility is enough for many soldiers to follow.
But his responsibility has no effect at all in the eyes of his mother. There is no mother who is not worried about her son, so that she worries too much and ignores the fact that her son has grown up. The best way to deal with a crisis is certainly not to resist the dangers that cannot be resisted, but it is definitely not to decide to flee without even wanting to resist.
Zhang Chunhua felt that his son was too reckless and did not know the danger. Sima Shi, on the other hand, felt that his mother was too careful and seemed timid.
The mother and son argued for a long time, but they still couldn't get a result that was acceptable to both sides.
In the end, Sima Yi said: "Listen to your mother, go, leave the north courtyard and go to the underworld." But you don't have to go too far, you just need to stand outside the boundaries of the North Garden. After a while, I packed up and left overnight. ”
Sima Shi was surprised: "Father, how can I abandon you in this crisis. I am willing to be the vanguard and fight to the death against the Han army!"
Zhang Chunhua hammered his head and said, "What is a death war! Do you still think you are in the world? Let me tell you, ghosts can't die, but they can be sliced, do you know that when Zhao Gao died, he was cut into a human shape by Fusu Gongzi. ”
Sima Yi hurriedly grabbed her and persuaded, "Don't be excited, Shi'er will go with you." ”
Zhang Chunhua gave him a loud blow again, and his cheeks hurt hotly, when did this woman become so strong.
"Old thing, you listen to me, you can be unlucky yourself, don't take my son. The old lady would rather fight with you than let you take her son into the fire pit. ”
"Okay, okay, I don't take him, what do you fight, you calm down first, I'll talk to Shi'er. ”
Under Zhang Chunhua's angry eyes, the father and son ran out of the house in embarrassment and stood under the big tree.
"Shi'er, your mother is right, ghosts can't die, but they can be tortured, and some methods are more uncomfortable than death. I also know that Fusu sliced Zhao Gao into pieces, and Sima Qian's new history of the underworld is there. Our family can't be a fool like Zhao Gao, and we can't wait here to be sliced. ”
Sima Shi hurriedly said: "Father, I vow not to run for my life alone!"
Sima Qian hurriedly said: "Whoever told you to run by yourself, you will run, I will also run, and the soldiers will all take it with you, and if the people are willing to follow, they will also bring it." ”
"All run, what about our city?"
"Don't want it, if the emperors of the Han family want it, they will give it to them, anyway, they spent money to build it, so it should be returned to them. Let's change places and build another city. Now is not the time to just die, we have money, and building a city is not a problem. ”
Sima Shi's mouth grew and his eyes widened. He really didn't expect to do this. I slowly went through it in my mind and thought about the feasibility. He said: "Father, if you build a city in another place, and the Han army comes to attack again, what should we do? ”
Sima Yi smiled, and his smile was a bit old-fashioned and cunning. "So, don't go too far, our new city is built on the edge of the North Garden, only open two city gates, one to the underworld, and one to the North Garden, the Han army is coming, let's stick to it. If you can't keep it, run through another door. I don't believe that the Han family has the patience to grind with us. ”
"Ah, Father Takami!"
"Alright, go and tell your mother, let's run tonight, and we won't stay here and be beaten." Pick up the important ones to move, and burn those that can't be moved. I see that the Han family has sent troops in the past two days, and Liu Bang's patience should have been almost exhausted. ”
Sima Shi nodded in response, and walked back to the room with hurried steps. Inside is already a mess, collapsed tables and chairs, broken utensils, all tell Zhang Chunhua's mood at the moment, she desperately needs a result, a result she wants.
Jianye City is not big, and there are not too many ghosts living here. Now that the ghosts who have a little mind in this land have basically moved to Chang'an, living in an unprecedented big city, which can be regarded as a kind of vanity that can be said to be exported.
Most of the ghosts who didn't move away were all people of the Wu Kingdom before they were born. After his death, he missed his homeland, so he settled here. There are also those who find it troublesome to move and do not want to live in the mountains. However, this is only a minority, and the few are almost negligible.
The prosperity of a city depends on its people. Enough people can bring enough commerce and trade, and enough prosperity.
Jianye City can't be called prosperous, and probably never will prosper. There are only a few vendors on the street, and most of them sell simple goods, except for daily necessities. There are not many types of food, but after walking two streets, I basically bought one of them.
Cao Cao dressed like an old peasant, and Dian Wei wore the same clothes, but he didn't have a Cao Cao statue, he was too strong. It was not only the two of them who dressed as farmers, but there were many of them, all of whom were escorts brought out of Luoyang City.
He came to see Sun Ce this time, and his whereabouts were very secretive. Shu Han perished, and was destroyed by Wei. It stands to reason that the first person to be happy should be him, Emperor Wei Wu, but instead of feeling happy, he jumped to his feet angrily.
It's not the first time he's encountered this kind of thing. When he was alive, Dongwu attacked Jingzhou and killed Guan Yu, and the head was sent to Xuchang and to him, the prime minister. He handled it very well then, and he can now.
As soon as he received the news, he wrote letters to Liu Bang and Liu Bei respectively to explain that it was none other than Cao Chao who died at the hands of his courtiers, and Cheng Ji, the courtier who killed Cao Chao. With these two ghosts acting as messengers, Cao Cao was not afraid that they would not understand what he meant.
It's not enough to just do this, some enemies still have to take the opportunity to take revenge. It's not a very difficult thing to do, but you can't make the decision alone, after all, you have to join forces with a giant, and he is afraid that after cleaning up the Sima clan, the giant will turn around and take care of his surname Cao.
So as soon as the Han family returned to Luoyang City, he came to Jianye in disguise to see Sun Ce.
The appointment can't be placed in Sun Ce's mansion, who knows if he has a spy from the Han family. Cao Cao had great doubts about this, because he knew that Sun Ce's mansion had spies he had planted in the past, and there were also spies from the Han family in his own mansion. There is always nothing wrong with being careful, and Cao Cao has always believed in this truth.
The meeting place was placed in a liquor shop, really just a liquor shop, a simple shop set up casually on the street.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were already waiting there, and the two of them were dressed much better than Cao Cao's, dressed in brocade, a living noble son.
"Gong Cao, this dress is too simple!"
Cao Cao ignored the playfulness in Sun Ce's words, sat down directly opposite him, and said straight to the point: "You should all know the situation in the world, Shu Han is dead, I expect the Han family to send troops in the next few days, I intend to join forces with him and send troops to fight against Sima Yi, what are your plans?"
Sun Ce quickly looked at Zhou Yu, who did not rush to answer, but drank a glass of wine first. Then he said slowly: "Although the Sima clan has been recruiting troops and horses in the past few years, it started too late, and in the face of the Han army, there is no chance of victory, and the defeat is decided." It's just that the destruction of Shu Han is in the name of Cao Wei after all, and it is difficult to guarantee that the Han family will not turn around and fight Cao Gong after victory. ”
"I have sent envoys to Chang'an and Chengdu to explain to Liu Bang and Liu Bei respectively, they are both old foxes, and they will not fail to see whose hands the power of Wei is now. But there is still a need for proper precautions, which is why I have come to consult with you to see how to act. You Dongwu can't get out of this matter, Shu Han is broken, and the next one is your Wu State, Sima Zhao can suppress all forces and usurp the throne with the power of destroying the country. Whether it is Shu Han, Cao Wei, or Sun Wu, they are all on the same front at the moment. ”
Zhou Yu nodded in agreement with Cao Cao's words, and whispered a few words in Sun Ce's ear.
I only heard Sun Ce say: "I am willing to follow what Cao Gong said, and join forces with the Han family to defeat Sima Yi, but Jianye's troops are limited, and he can only send 8,000 cavalry." ”
Cao Cao smiled when he heard this: "Okay, there are already a lot of eight thousand cavalry. I don't have many troops in Luoyang, and I can only send 3,070 soldiers and 7,000 infantry troops. ”
"Cao Gong, drink to win!"
"Drink to win!"
Raising his wine glass, he secretly said in his heart Zhou Yu is also an old fox, eight thousand soldiers are no more, no less, and the beginning of taking it out will not weaken the city defense. If the situation is good, we will send more people, and if the situation is not good, we will withdraw and leave.
Laughing and slamming the wine glass with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Cao Cao drank it all.