Luoyang, Taiji Palace.

Cao Rong sat behind the wide imperial case, looking through the documents on the case, while listening to Cao Shuang's experience of the trip to Yongqiu.

Cao Shuang was unhurried, and there was no anger on his face, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. He told Cao Rong the original story of his meeting with Cao Zhi's father and son, including that he was slapped in the face by Cao Miao in front of everyone, in great detail.

He and Cao Rong have grown up together since they were children, and they know very well what kind of person this childhood friend is. Compared to his father, Emperor Wen Cao Pi, he is more like Emperor Wu Cao Cao, who is naturally vigilant and extremely suspicious, and it is difficult to really trust people. Once it is discovered that someone lied to him, all previous trust will be destroyed.

He also heard that at the same time as he rushed to Yongqiu, there was a school official visiting Yongqiu to investigate the same thing.

"So, Yunliang's madness is not only not better, but it is getting worse?" Cao Rong put down the paperwork in his hand, raised his head, and looked at Cao Shuang with a smile, the corners of his mouth on one side were slightly raised.

"The minister does not dare to speak falsely, but His Majesty makes a clear decision."

Cao Rong beckoned and motioned for Cao Shuang to come closer. Cao Shuang kneeled a few steps and approached the imperial case. Cao Rong leaned forward and reached out to pat Cao Shuang's face. "Uncle Zhao, if the Neidan technique can really cure the general's illness, are you willing to exchange your family property for it?"

"This ......" Cao Shuang blinked, not knowing what Cao Ei meant. He thought for a while before he said, "Your Majesty, if the Inner Dan Technique can really cure my father's illness, the minister will naturally not hesitate to do so." However, there are many untruths in this kind of thing, and it cannot be believed. ”

"Yes, it's always good to be cautious." Cao Rong sat back. "Since Yunliang's illness is so serious, I'm afraid it won't be cured in Yongqiu, let him come to Jingshi, and let the imperial doctor order send someone to take a look." As he spoke, he said to the eunuch on the side: "Please invite Liu Ye into the palace." ”

Cao Shuang bowed down and asked to retreat. When he went down to the palace, he met Liu Ye, the waiter who was walking quickly, and he hurriedly stepped aside and bowed. Liu Ye slowed down and bowed slightly to Cao Shuang, but did not stop.

When he came to the gate of the palace, Liu Ye signed up and invited him in. Cao Rong's voice came from the hall, letting Liu Ye enter the hall. Liu Ye took off his shoes, hung the long sword at his waist on Lan Qi on the side, arched his hands, and walked into the main hall with square steps.

After saluting, Liu Ye took a seat on the front left side of Cao Rong with a solemn expression.

Cao Rong raised his head and looked at Liu Ye. "Liu Qing, have you heard of Zhou Yiqi?"

Liu Ye thought for a moment. "I know that in the sixth year of the early Huang Dynasty, Poyang Marshal Peng Qi and others responded to Wang Shi, which was broken by this person."

"Do you think he will abandon the darkness and turn to the light and return to the Holy Pilgrimage?"

Liu Ye frowned slightly, and then said, "Impossible." ”

"Why?"

"Zhou Yi is a native of Yangxian in Wu County. Yangxian is in the west of Taihu Lake, which cannot be compared with Wu County in the east of Taihu Lake, and the Zhou family is a poor family in Yangxian, he was promoted by merit, not by virtue of his family background. Sun Quan shrank into Jiangdong, rejected the Holy Dynasty externally, and fought the family internally, relying on these people, so Zhou Yi has been promoted very quickly in recent years, and it seems that there is no possibility of defecting at the risk of clan annihilation. ”

"Maybe the Wu County clan was jealous of Zhou Yi and looked for a gap to persecute Sun Quan? Just like the previous glamour. ”

Liu Ye shook his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. "Zhou Yi is not Yan. He is the Taishou of Poyang, who holds the military power, and he is related to the safety of one party. Even if someone is jealous of him, they will not risk the chaos of Yuzhang and the collapse of Jiangdong to force him to rebel. ”

Cao Rong bowed his head slightly and picked up a document from the case. The young eunuch on the side took the document with both hands, walked to Liu Ye with a small fragment, and respectfully presented the document. Liu Ye took it and quickly browsed it, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he didn't speak for a long time.

This is a document sent from Yangzhou, signed by the Grand Sima Cao Xiu himself. The content is that Poyang Taishou Zhou Yi surrendered, and asked Cao Xiu to send troops to respond. Cao Xiu wrote a letter, requesting to lead his troops and horses, and mobilize the troops of Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou, and force to the south, crossing the river to destroy Wu in one fell swoop.

"What does Liu Qing think?" Cao Rong coughed lightly.

Liu Ye handed the document back to the eunuch and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty, how does Da Sima compare with Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen?"

Cao Rong looked down at the paperwork and was silent for a moment. "Liu Qing thinks Zhou Yi is a fraud?"

"Yes, the minister thinks that Zhou Yi is a fraudulent surrender, although the minister has no definite evidence. But if Da Sima personally led his troops to respond, and transferred troops from Yuqingxu and Xu to help, it didn't matter whether Zhou Yi surrendered by fraud or not. Da Sima has nearly 100,000 troops, which is not something that a bream can deal with in a week, and His Majesty can pay attention to one person. ”

"Who?"

"Lu Xun. If you want to fight against Da Sima, Lu Xun is the only one who can be a general in Eastern Wu. If Lu Xun is still in Jingzhou, His Majesty can sit back and relax, even if Zhou Yi is a fraudulent surrender, it doesn't matter, Da Sima can at least retreat with his whole body. If Lu Xun leaves Jingzhou, His Majesty will remind Da Sima to pay attention. ”

Cao Rong thought so, and said with a smile: "Liu Qing's old plan, in one word." Since Lu Xun was the only one who could be the general of Eastern Wu, I ordered the hussar general (Sima Yi) to go down to Jiangling and force Lu Xun to fight in order to respond to the march of the Great Sima, how about it? ”

The corners of Liu Ye's mouth twitched, and he subconsciously glanced at Cao Rong, then retracted his gaze, bowed down and said, "If the hussar general can hold Lu Xun back, Da Sima's plan is not impossible." Even if Jiangnan cannot be pacified in one fell swoop, it is good to recover Lujiang. The minister was just worried that the armies were thousands of miles apart, the communication was inconvenient, and there might be a mistake in the transmission of information, which delayed the fighter plane, causing the great Sima to misjudge the situation. ”

Cao Rong didn't say anything more. He knew what Liu Ye was worried about. In fact, he had similar concerns.

There are many people who hope that Cao Xiu will be frustrated.

After Xiahou Shang's death, the clan was short of generals, and he had to transfer Sima Yi to supervise the military in Jingzhou, which made the family see the hope of getting involved in military power. If Cao Xiu is frustrated, his prestige is greatly damaged, or even he dies in battle, Yangzhou may succeed Jingzhou and be in charge of the army. In this way, the family's voice will be greater, and he wants to reverse the established policy of the first emperor Cao Pi, and the idea of suppressing the family will end in nothing.

Before agreeing to Cao Xiu's troops, he must make a plan for Cao Xiu's defeat. But after thinking about it, he couldn't find someone who could replace Cao Xiu.

As Cao Miao said, there is no successor to the clan. Xiahou Shang died, and his son Xiahou Xuan had no talent to command the army, and the military power in Jingzhou could only be handed over to Sima Yi. If Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu also die, who will the military power be handed over?

Every time he thought about this situation, he shuddered and couldn't sleep at night.

Before finding a suitable candidate, he can only hope that Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu can live for a few more years, so that he has time to raise. If the Inner Dan Technique had such a miraculous effect, he didn't mind giving Cao Miao the wealth he wanted, and he didn't care if he was really crazy or pretended, as long as he didn't overdo it.

Cao Miao slapped Cao Shuang's face a bit too much.

Cao Shuang is my confidant, he has always been loyal, how can he allow people to be so humiliated.

Cao Rong narrowed his eyes, subconsciously twisted his fingers, and then smiled again: "Liu Qing, I heard that there are so-called four contemporaries in Jingshi, do you know how they are?" ”