Changan.

Cao Zhi raised his hand. "Get up."

"Whoa." Han Long answered, stood up, and quietly looked at the expression on Cao Zhi's face. He was ordered by Cao Miao to rush to Guanzhong to see Cao Zhi, just to ask about it. After Cao Zhi listened to Cao Miao's doubts, he didn't say a word, nor did he have any thoughts about what he wanted to say.

"Go back. If possible, let him go to Liaodong. If he's not interested, that's fine. Cao Zhi raised his head, his eyes calm. He has done enough, worthy of Great Wei, worthy of the Cao family. ”

"The King's ......"

Cao Zhi raised his hand. "Don't ask, I won't give you any answer." He paused, then added, "Sometimes, it doesn't matter what the truth is, what matters is what you believe. What is the truth, and how many people can tell it clearly? ”

Han Long was a little dizzy, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he had to retreat.

Cao Zhi sighed, crossed his hands, put them in front of his abdomen, and his eyes were foggy, as if he was stuck in a memory, thinking about someone or something.

"If you knew today, why bother in the first place." He sighed faintly.

Behind the house, Han Long stood quietly in the shadow of the corner. He only heard this sentence for a long time, and he didn't know what to say, which made him very disappointed. How to explain to Cao Miao after returning to Jiangdong?

Han Long looked around at no one, dodged back to the toilet not far away, soaked in urine, lifted his pants and went out.

Outside the door, he saw the guard of honor of the great general Cao Zhen slowly approaching. There were a lot of people, and there were nearly a hundred knights alone. Han Long glanced at it, and unexpectedly found that there were several people in it who were very familiar, and after a closer look, one of them turned out to be a school official who had gone to Jiangdong with Han Dong.

Han Long chuckled in his heart and quietly stood aside.

He was dressed in regular clothes, and he was not obtrusive in the crowd watching the excitement.

The team stopped, and Cao Zhen got out of the car, panting for breath. Are you still fat and tired after walking a few steps? I haven't ridden a horse for many years, and I've been riding a car.

Cao Zhi, who received the news, rushed out. He glanced around, but didn't see Han Long among the people? but saw the school clerk in the general's guard of honor. But he didn't react? Calmly retracting your gaze? He arched his hand to Cao Zhen.

"What's the matter with the general, just send someone to summon it, why bother to come in person?"

"What's at stake? I have to talk to you face to face. ”

Cao Zhen waved his hand? Motioning to speak inside. Cao Zhi turned around and led him in. The two talked as they walked, and when they arrived at the hall, the guests and hosts sat down.

The school clerk dressed as a knight stood at the foot of the steps.

After a few words? Cao Zhen quickly cut to the chase. "How many times has Zhuge Liang violated the realm? Take my yin? His Majesty was deeply anxious. I'm going to organize a counterattack? Crusade against Hanzhong? to boost morale. ”

Cao Zhi frowned. "Crusade against Hanzhong? How many troops is the general ready to use? Which way to get in? When will the troops be dispatched? What kind of results have been achieved? Take all Hanzhong, or return the soldiers? ”

Cao Zhen smiled and waved his hand. "Listen to me, my lord. Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou, and its importance is self-evident. At the beginning, Emperor Wu and Liu Bei fought for Hanzhong, but they gave up halfway, causing Liu Bei to sit big? Domination of the world is far away. Now Zhuge Liang has to inch in? Aggressive? And if you don't fight back? I'm afraid that the day when his soldiers are in the middle of the pass is just around the corner. It is still necessary to fight back moderately. What if he succeeds and forces Zhuge Liang to retreat? Naturally, it couldn't be better. ”

Cao Zhi looked at Cao Zhen with doubts in his heart. This is not like Cao Zhen's thoughts, but a bit like Cao Xiu.

Could it be that Cao Zhen is not in good health and affects his brain?

Cao Zhen said: "Speaking of which, this fighter was also brought by the king's father and son. If it weren't for Yunliang's line in Jiangdong, which provoked the Wu monarchs and ministers to fight, and had no intention of using troops, the imperial court would not have been able to spare its hands to crusade against Hanzhong. ”

Cao Zhi retracted his thoughts and said lightly: "Although Jiangdong is safe, Liaodong has the intention of using soldiers. The east and west are thousands of miles apart, and it takes more than a year to go back and forth, how many troops can the imperial court have to support the general? Or is it just the general's headquarters? ”

Cao Zhen laughed. "The king is worthy of being a person who has been fighting with Emperor Wu for half his life, and he can see the key point at a glance. However, His Majesty has already made arrangements and is planning to take advantage of this illusion and win by surprise. ”

"Delusion?"

"That's right. The use of troops in Liaodong is just a suspicious soldier, just to make Zhuge Liang feel that we are unable to use soldiers in Hanzhong, and relax his vigilance. ”

Cao Zhi thought for a moment, and then said: "Even so, the Qinling Mountains are towering and the march is difficult, and this surprise victory is not an easy task. ”

"So we have to investigate in advance to see if there is any possibility of using troops, and which way can be surprisingly successful." Cao Zhen pointed to the school officials below. "This is a school official sent by His Majesty, who will enter the mountain as a scout of the Guanzhong Metropolitan Governor District to investigate. Especially in the Meridian Valley, it is important to understand the possibility of marching. ”

Cao Zhi blinked. "Since it is His Majesty's will, and the general agrees, I don't have any opinion."

"Then can you ask the king to make a hard trip?"

"Me?"

"Yes, the stakes are high, and I don't feel at ease when I hand it over to someone else. I wanted to take charge of it myself, but look at my flesh? The king had accompanied Emperor Wu to conquer Hanzhong, and he was familiar with the situation, if you are willing......"

Without waiting for Cao Zhen to finish speaking, Cao Zhi nodded. "If you can help, you have a natural responsibility."

Cao Zhen stroked his palms and sighed. "The king is loyal and diligent, and he deserves to be a virtuous king. In that case, then it is decided? ”

"Dare to disobey."

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Han Long watched Cao Zhen get into the car and leave slowly, but he didn't see the figures of those school officials, and he was uneasy.

After a while, a man walked out of the official hall and walked unhurriedly towards the bazaar. When Han Long saw that it was an acquaintance, he was happy in his heart, so he followed. The two went to the market one after the other and met in a restaurant.

The man smiled and got straight to the point. "The king estimates that you will be around, so he specially sent me to see you." As he spoke, he pulled out a wooden sign from his waist. Han Long glanced at it twice and confirmed that the wooden sign was correct, it was Cao Zhi's personal token, and then nodded.

The man told Cao Zhen that he intended to crusade against Hanzhong and asked Cao Zhi to be in charge of pre-war reconnaissance. On the whole, this matter is reasonable, but Cao Zhen's request for Cao Zhi to take charge of this matter is a bit abrupt. Cao Zhi was a supervisor sent by the Son of Heaven, not Cao Zhen's subordinates, and theoretically could even command Cao Zhen himself. Cao Zhen arranged a task for him, and it was this kind of task, which was not very reasonable.

But with the school clerk, the nature of the matter changed. This may be what the Son of Heaven meant.

The Son of Heaven did not give Cao Zhi an edict, but arranged it through Cao Zhen, and hung the identity of the school official in the Guanzhong Metropolitan Governor's District, no matter how you look at it, it is not normal. Cao Zhi hoped that Han Long would inform Cao Miao to pay attention to his own safety and not accept similar tasks.