"Although the pottery thieves destroyed the four countries, but I, the two kingdoms of Qin and Yan, occupy the northwest land, and the land of horses in the world is all in our two countries, as long as we can use the advantages of the cavalry properly, we may not be able to form a strong momentum with the pottery thieves!"

Tian Feng, who was behind him, saw that Cao Cao was a little depressed, so he spoke of relief and laid out a bright future for Cao Cao. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Sure enough, Cao Cao's spirit perked up slightly, and his eyes flashed again.

Tian Feng continued: "My Great Qin has the danger of mountains and rivers, even if the pottery thief gets Yizhou, but as long as we occupy the dangerous passes, the pottery thief will not be able to attack the pass even if he has a million troops, not to mention, then Liu Bei's destruction of Goguryeo is imminent, and the strength will inevitably rise sharply at that time. ”

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and a flame of confidence gradually ignited in his eyes.

"And what kind of Shang martingale reform law implemented by the pottery thief in the Central Plains, if you want to imitate the tyrannical Qin, it is destined to be unpopular, and sooner or later there will be changes in its country, at that time, if we wave our army eastward, the people of the Central Plains will definitely kneel to welcome the king and defeat the pottery thief, just around the corner."

In the last words, Tian Feng trembled when he said what was generous.

The civil and military forces of the Qin State were also inspired by Tian Feng's blueprint, and their morale gradually recovered.

This Cao Cao, the previous decline has been swept away, and he said happily: "What Yuan Hao said is extremely true, the heroes of the world, no more than this king and Liu Bei, as long as the two of us are still alive, the pottery thief will not want to get involved in the whole world, and this king will fight with him to the end!" ”

Cao Cao regained his fighting spirit, and the civil and military officers around him also became confident and shouted in response.

The Qin army's monarchs and ministers were up and down, and their morale was slightly restored.

In the direction, Li Yan, Fa Zheng and other former ministers of Shu who were silently coming to meet Cao Cao were all gray-headed and gloomy.

"Dashu has been destroyed, and our ministers who have lost the country have nowhere to return, so please accept it from the king." Fa Zheng represented a group of Shu ministers and bowed to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at the Shu ministers in front of him, and his eyes couldn't help but burst out with a glimmer of light, secretly thinking that although the battle to save Shu failed, there was still a lot to gain.

The harvest is these Shu ministers in front of you.

Fa Zheng, the world's top strategist, it was by relying on Fa Zheng's wisdom that Liu Zhang was able to defeat him in the battle for Hanzhong and help Liu Zhang take Hanzhong.

In Cao Cao's eyes, Fa Zheng is a top strategist comparable to Guo Jia.

The remaining four generals, Zhang Ren, Li Yan, Yan Yan and Wang Ping, whether they are veterans of Shuzhong such as Zhang Ren and Yan Yan, who have been famous for a long time, or Li Yan and Wang Ping, the young generals who were promoted by Liu Zhang in the later period are, in Cao Cao's view, all good generals in the world.

It was this group of military generals who provoked the pillars of Shu and helped Liu Zhang push the strength of Shu to the peak, reaching the point where he became the king in the south and stood side by side with the kings of the world.

And Liu Zhang's final downfall, in Cao Cao's view, is not that these strategists and generals are not strong, but on the one hand, the pottery merchants are too strong, on the other hand, although Liu Zhang is also a hero, his own ability is indeed far inferior to the pottery merchants, and he failed to give full play to the maximum strength of these strategists and generals.

Cao Cao was convinced that these people would definitely be able to be stimulated by him to their potential, give full play to their true strength, and contribute to Great Qin.

Seeing that the ministers of Shu asked to accept it, Cao Cao waved the information in his hand and said loudly: "This is the latest information received by this king, and the pottery thief has killed your Shu king Liu Jiyu with his own hands a few days ago, so see for yourself." ”

As he spoke, Cao Cao waved his hand and threw the silk book to Fa Zheng.

At this time, all the Shu ministers changed their expressions, and they came close one after another to look at the information with Fa Zheng.

It is clearly written that Liu Zhang was indeed killed by the potter a few days ago.

This group of Zishu ministers were silent, gritting their teeth one by one, and their faces burst with hatred and anger.

Zhang Ren saw Liu Zhang captured by the potter, Fa Zheng and others also learned the news from Zhang Ren's mouth, they knew that the potter had always cut the grass and eradicated the roots, and would never leave Liu Zhang alive.

They didn't expect that the potters would attack so quickly, and they had just escaped from the valley when the potters had already killed Liu Zhang.

Or cut off Liu Zhang's head with his own hands!

How vicious, how rampant, it is simply a humiliation to them, the fugitive Shu ministers, Chi Guoguo!

"Tao thief, dare to kill my master, I Zhang Ren swear to the sky, I must kill you!" Zhang Ren roared in the sky, and the green tendons on his face were about to burst.

Yan Yan also gritted his teeth, and said hatefully: "It's the old decay and incompetence, let the king be harmed by the pottery thief, I, Yan Yan, swear here, I will avenge the king!" ”

Zhang Ren and Yan Yan, the generals of the old school, have served Liu Zhang for a long time and have the highest loyalty to Liu Zhang, and now that Liu Zhang has been killed, they are naturally sad and indignant.

As for Fazheng Li Yan and Wang Ping, although they are new ministers, but in the end they were promoted by Liu Zhang, so that they can be famous in the world, Liu Zhang for them, at least they also have the grace of knowing each other, and now they heard that they were killed by the pottery merchants, and they sighed, and naturally they were also indignant.

Seeing all the Shu ministers, one by one, they were full of grief and indignation, shouting to avenge Liu Zhang, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth rose slightly, and a trace of weirdness flashed in his sunken eyes.

His scorched face immediately ignited with anger, and he said sharply: "The pottery thief has a grudge against you, this king and him have a deep enmity of blood, our goal is the same, at the moment the pottery thief is powerful, we can only take revenge if we work together, and you are willing to submit to this king, help this king destroy the pottery thief, for this king, but also for your own revenge!" ”

The atmosphere has been ignited, Cao Cao wasted no time in throwing an olive branch, he wants not only these old ministers of Shu to be forced to submit to him, but to ask them to die and sincerely submit to themselves, so that they can be driven to work hard for themselves.

"The last general is willing to submit to the king, help the king destroy the pottery thief, and achieve the grand hegemony!" Zhang Ren was the first to kneel down and generously expressed his submission.

"The old man is willing to submit to the king." The veteran Yan Yan also knelt down.

Immediately afterwards, the two generals Li Yan and Wang Ping also hurriedly followed, generously declaring their loyalty to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, his eyes looking at Fa Zheng.

At this time, Fa Zheng stood up instead, and said sadly: "The king is the lord of the world, and he is naturally willing to submit to the king, help the king achieve great causes, kill the pottery thief, and take revenge." ”

As soon as the words changed, Fa Zheng said again: "However, the minister still has a reluctant request, and I hope that the king will approve it." ”

"Filial piety, please speak." Cao Cao waved his hand.

Fa Zheng looked to the south and said with a sad face: "The king of Shu has the grace of knowing us, but now he is harmed by the pottery thief, and the minister asks the king to allow us to set up sacrifices at the mouth of the valley, and sacrifice to the king of Shu from afar, and ask the king for permission." ”

Fa Zheng actually proposed to sacrifice Liu Zhang, which clearly shows that he still has nostalgia for the old master.

When these words came out, Li Yan couldn't help frowning secretly, pinching a sweat for Fa Zheng, thinking that Liu Zhang was already dead, why should you bother, in vain to please Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was not angry, on the contrary, Cao Cao nodded slightly, his eyebrows showed a hint of appreciation, and he sighed in his heart: "This law is filial piety, I really didn't misunderstand, he is indeed a loyal minister, such a supreme wise and resourceful person, it is rare to be so loyal, and to be able to submit to me, it is really God who helps me Cao Cao......"

Sighing for a moment, Cao Cao hurriedly helped Fa Zheng up, and said: "It's rare to be filial and loyal, Liu Jiyu should also be blind to the spirit of the sky, your request is justified, how can this king not allow it." ”

At that moment, Cao Cao issued an order, and immediately mobilized a thousand soldiers to build a high platform at the mouth of the valley to sacrifice Liu Zhang's soul.

Cao Cao not only allowed Fa Zheng and other former ministers to pay tribute to Liu Zhang, but also decided to personally preside over the ceremony himself to express his condolences to Liu Zhang, an ally.

"The king is really the lord of benevolence and righteousness, and the ministers will go to the fire for the king, and they will not give up!" Fa Zheng was so grateful that he burst into tears, and he knelt in front of Cao Cao again.

Li Yan on the side saw this meeting, Fang Cai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, couldn't help nodding slightly, secretly praised in his heart that the law was upright, and saw through Cao Cao's thoughts, not only did not disgust Cao Cao, but was more recognized and appreciated by Cao Cao, and he also got the name of a loyal minister.

"Fa Xiaozhi, Fa Xiaozhi, or you are smart......" Li Yan secretly admired.

At this time, he saw Fa Zheng kneeling on the ground and quietly glanced at him.

Li Yan was so smart that he immediately understood, and he knelt down and thanked Cao Cao, and thanked Cao Cao for allowing them to pay tribute to the old master.

The two of them knelt down at this invitation, as if they were loyal ministers, so that the civil and military officers of the Qin State on the left and right all nodded secretly in approval.

Zhang Ren and Yan Yan, as well as Wang Ping, reacted a little slower, and when they wanted to kneel down to thank Cao Cao, Fa Zheng and the others had already been helped up by Cao Cao.

Fazheng, who was trusted by Cao Cao, led a thousand soldiers and began to build an altar at the mouth of the sloping valley.

It was nearly dusk, and the remnant sun was slanting westward, dyeing the half-built high platform with a layer of cold blood red.

Fa Zheng stood on the high platform, his eyes looked at the direction of Shu Kingdom, his face gradually burned cold, and he said coldly: "Pottery merchant, my Fa Zheng realizes the dream of grand ambitions, and will never give up, you wait, one day, I will assist Cao Mengde and take revenge on you!" ”

……

Thousands of miles away, Jijing.

The north gate was wide open, and the young prince Liu Chan, under the left and right guards of Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu, was standing in front of the city gate, leading the civil and military officials who stayed behind, welcoming Liu Bei's royal return.

Since his expedition to Goguryeo last year, Liu Bei spent a whole year, assisted by strategists such as Sima Yi and Fu Zhu, and under the bloody battles of generals such as Lü Bu, Wen Chou, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun, he finally swept away the Goguryeo Kingdom and incorporated the powerful country outside Liaodong into his own territory.

Goguryeo was pacified, the territory of Yan was greatly expanded, and nearly 500,000 Dingkou were surrendered, and Liu Bei can be said to have won a complete victory this time.

Today, it is the time when Liu Bei led tens of thousands of troops to return to Beijing in triumph.

Ahead, the "Yan" character Wang Qi has appeared at the end of the avenue, and the mighty team has come all the way from the north, and Liu Bei is about to arrive.

"Zhuge Military Division, now that the king has pacified Goguryeo, in your opinion, what will happen to the king next?" Guan Yu's eyes were half-open and half-closed, but when he asked a question, he didn't look at Zhuge Liang, showing a little arrogance.

Zhuge Liang was also accustomed to Guan Yu's arrogance, and he was not surprised, he only smiled faintly, shook the feather fan and said: "Goguryeo has been decided, my Dayan's strength has increased dramatically, and the pottery thief is falling into Yizhou, thousands of miles away, flawless north, of course, the king is taking advantage of this God-given opportunity to wave his army to the south, level Hebei in one fell swoop, and recover the Central Plains." ”

Zhuge Liang's words were talking about Guan Yu's heart, and he couldn't help laughing when he heard it, and said arrogantly: "I've waited for so long, and it's finally time for the master to go south and take revenge on the pottery thief, this time, I must personally cut off the head of the pottery thief, and the old hatred will be counted with him!" ”

When he spoke wildly, Guan Yu's mind couldn't help but think of the humiliating picture of repeatedly losing to the potter, and thinking of the humiliation of his beloved Diao Chan being taken away by the potter.

At this time, Guan Yu couldn't wait to wave his division south, level the Wei State, kill the potters, and take back his own Diao Chan from the potters.

"Diao Chan, bear with me a little longer, it's fast, it won't be long before I can rescue you from the clutches of that traitor, you are destined to belong to my Guan Yu......"