People are greedy.

Especially people like Sun Quan, who took advantage of the left and right.

Don't take it for nothing.

Anyway, if you take it, you won't die.

What if the other party doesn't care about you?

You say, don't you?

Only this time, Chen Zhen severely criticized Dongwu's proposal to cede Youzhou, one of the three states in Hebei:

"Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, all three of them are bitter and cold places, and the people are difficult to thrive, and the Han Dynasty belongs to them."

"East of Hangu Pass, south of the Great River, the land of Kanto, the heart of the Central Plains, is the most plastered place in the world, and now it is divided into the country of Wu, and I am not satisfied?"

"Lord Wu's move is tantamount to holding gold and wanting to rob people's terracotta, it is not a sincere oath!"

After Chen Zhen's words, even if he was like Sun Quan, his face was a little hot.

It's just that Wu Guo is good at boats and boats, and it is easy to contact Liaodong, so Sun Quan naturally can't give up Youzhou easily.

"The two countries swore an alliance, and what they did was to destroy Cao Wei. Now that Cao Wei has not been destroyed, but he is fighting for the land of the prefecture that has not yet arrived, does the Han envoy think that this is also the way to swear an alliance? ”

Prime Minister Gu Yong knew what Sun Quan meant, and asked.

Chen Zhen shook his head, "The Great Han swears to destroy the Cao thief, so I will definitely fight for it." If you don't say good at this time, then the Han army will go east and the Wu army will go north. ”

"When the two countries met in the Central Plains and had a dispute, how should it be? And since the world is divided equally, it should be fair and just, and it cannot be prevaricated with words that have not yet arrived. ”

He looked at Sun Quan meaningfully, "In the past, Han and Wu joined forces to defeat Cao Cao in Chibi, do you still remember Your Majesty?" ”

Not to mention Sun Quan, even Lu Xun, who was sitting next to him, had his eyelids jump.

Because of the Jingzhou incident, he is still one of the masterminds.

Usually, it's okay to blow it inside the Wu State itself, but blowing it in front of the Shu State is not only risky, but also has to have a face as thick as a city wall.

After all, the matter of betraying the alliance is really a sensitive topic for now.

Sun Quan listened to Chen Zhen's words, and his face was very unhappy:

So, you Han people just don't believe us, right?

Now that the words have been said to this point, Lu Xun also had to speak, "The matter of the oath does require sincerity. ”

"Next to Youzhou, there is Liaodong. Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong has always had dealings with my Wu State. ”

"If I can get the help of Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong, wouldn't it be much easier for my Wu State to take Youzhou than the Han State?"

When Chen Zhen heard this, he frowned slightly, he really didn't know this news.

"Fang Cai Chen Weiwei also said, Han vowed to destroy Wei, how can my Wu State not have the heart to beg thieves? Therefore, this secluded state, I Wu country to take it, there is nothing to do. ”

Chen Zhen knew that Lu Xun would not lie to him, but he was unwilling to let go easily: "However, if this is the case, my Han will lose a state of land in vain, which is inconsistent with both feelings and reason." ”

Sun Quan, who was sitting on the throne, finally spoke: "Then how about exchanging Yanzhou for Youzhou?" ”

"Chen Weiwei, please take a look," Sun Quan pointed to the map of the thirteen states in the world, "Although this Yanzhou is on the south side of the Great River, it is close to Jizhou, and it is quite convenient to contact. ”

"And the Central Plains Kanto is rich, and this Yanzhou is much better than a bitter cold place like Youzhou. In exchange for it, the Han Kingdom not only did not lose money, but also took advantage of it. ”

Anyway, this Yanzhou is located in the center of the hinterland of Wei, separated from Wu by Xuzhou and Yuzhou, if you really want to take it, it will be too difficult.

Unlike Youzhou, if it has the support of Gongsun Yuan, then Wu can float to the sea and go directly there.

How could Chen Zhen not know what Sun Quan was thinking, but for the Han Dynasty, Youzhou and Yanzhou were both the same distant.

One is in the north of Jizhou and the other is in the south of Jizhou.

In the future, if the Han can really come to Jizhou, no matter which one is taken, it doesn't matter.

So after a little thought, he agreed.

The news that Han and Wu set up high altars, publicly swore an alliance, and fought against Cao Wei spread to the north, which made Cao Rui, who was able to stabilize the domestic situation, very angry.

But that's not the worst news.

After all, Shu and Wu have already joined forces.

The worse news is that I heard the news from Hanzhong and Longyou that the Shu people had sent troops to Liangzhou a few months ago.

Some people say that Liangzhou had to surrender because of the lack of troops and the invasion of the Great Shu army.

Some people also say that it was the officials of Liangzhou who took the initiative to lead the Shu army into Liangzhou.

Some people even say that it was the Qianghu rebellion in Liangzhou, so the Shu people got a chance......

There is all kinds of news, and there are different opinions.

It's just that the news between Liangzhou and Guanzhong is cut off, and the official news of the government between the two places has to go through the desert in the north of Anding, and it can only be exchanged once every few months.

It is more through the caravan exchanges between Longyou and Guanzhong to inquire about the news.

The brocade of Shu produced in Shu is a rare luxury color in the Central Plains.

Even Cao Rui himself likes it.

And wool is a necessary thing in the winter in the army.

Therefore, although the two sides are tense, the caravan exchanges are becoming more and more frequent.

Of course, in these caravans, there is also a mixture of meticulous work by both sides.

It's just that no matter which caravan comes from the news, no matter what the content is, there is one thing in common, that is, the Shu people marched into Liangzhou, and the situation in Liangzhou was very unfavorable.

Sun Quan called the emperor and swore an alliance with the Shu people, Liangzhou is very likely to have been lost, and although he has long been psychologically prepared, it still makes Cao Rui upset.

Only in the third year of his ascension to the throne, he transferred the three auxiliary ministers who held real power out of Luoyang, leaving only one Chen Qun, who was not in charge of the military.

In this way, the influence of the auxiliary ministers on the court and China was quickly reduced, so that they could take sole power.

This kind of means can be regarded as a well-versed way of checks and balances and an understanding of the emperor's mind.

If there was no matter of Shu and Wu, what he had to do next was to learn from Emperor Wu, bypass the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, and issue an order to seek merit, so as to weaken the family's control over the imperial court.

It's just that God doesn't fulfill people's wishes.

Last year's two defeats in the west and south forced him to continue to compromise with the family in order to achieve stability in Cao Wei's regime.

This year has just settled down, and before he has time to breathe a sigh of relief, there is bad news in the connection, and he is so angry that he smashed several teacups in the West Hall.

The precious wool carpet on the floor was soaked with tea, and some of them were out of shape.

Cao Rui had to come to the East Hall and summon important ministers of the court to discuss matters.

"Great Wei, the righteousness of the world; Shu captives, stealing from the west; Wu Kou, across the Jiangnan barbarian. I am the Son of Heaven, living in the middle of the world, but I am being bullied by the rats. ”

"Back then, Emperor Wu leveled the world with weak soldiers, Emperor Wen repeatedly pressed the riverside, and Sun Quan bowed his head. If I don't behead the heads of the Wu rats in Shu, how can I have the face to enter the temple to worship? ”

Cao Rui was angry and said to the ministers below.

The first to stand up against it was Tingwei Gao Rou.

"The two captives are cunning, with the intention of peeping into the Central Plains, plotting to fight, unwilling to tie their hands, using remote places, exhausting troops to expand their forces, and the people are unbearable."

"The Great Wei lives in the Central Plains, and it is advisable to raise soldiers and soldiers, and treat them with ease. His Majesty is in charge of the country's affairs, and instead of rushing to use force, it is better to suspend the construction of the palace and live with the people. ”

"Just wait for the two captives to change, and then attack them with elite soldiers, you will get twice the result with half the effort."

After Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and became emperor, he built a large number of buildings in Luoyang, changing the two palaces since the Han Dynasty and standing side by side, forming a palace pattern centered on the Taiji Palace.

It's just that because of the short time and the fact that the war is still unsettled, the palace has not been completed.

After Cao Rui ascended the throne, he wanted to move the four gods of Emperor Gao, Emperor Tai, Emperor Wu, and Emperor Wen from Yecheng to Luoyang.

Therefore, the construction of the royal temple began.

At the same time, I want to take this opportunity to expand the Taiji Hall to a few more palaces.

That's what Gao Rou said.

Cao Rui was already angry, and when he heard that Gao Rou not only did not support him, but advised him to stop recruiting people's husbands.

He immediately said sharply: "The matter of the temple, the major affairs of the country, Gao Tingwei, you are over!" ”

Gao Rou didn't give an inch: "Your Majesty, the minister is talking about the construction of the palace." ”

Cao Rui's anger couldn't help but come to his head anymore:

"In the past, Emperor Wen conquered Wu, and the Empress Dowager guarded the rear palace, and when it rained heavily, the palace was flooded."

"The queen mother, with her noble body, had to live in the water for the hearts of the scholars and the people."

"Now in the palace, there is a lot of rain leakage, if it happens again, does Gao Tingwei want the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to live in the water again?"

"Do you want to fall into the land of unfilial piety and be abandoned by the world?"

Gao Rou hurriedly fell to the ground: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

"Don't you dare to retreat?"

Cao Rui reprimanded.

Yang Ji, the leader of the army, got up, stood up and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the two kingdoms of Shu and Wu have just sworn an alliance, and it is the time when morale is sharp. The minister thought that His Majesty might as well endure for a while and wait for the opportunity. ”

"And Wu has the danger of the river, Shu has the pass of the mountain pass, if Your Majesty raises troops to the south, then Shu will come from the west; If His Majesty raises troops to the west, then the State of Wu raises troops to the north. ”

"No matter which side is attacked first, once the war arises, it cannot be stopped abruptly, and it will only give the other side an opportunity to take advantage of."

The leader of the army in China commands the forbidden army, and his position is high and powerful, and he can only be appointed by royal cronies.

As a general, Yang Ji is different from Gao Rou in terms of military discourse.

Cao Rui also had to pay attention to his words.

"And last year, the Luoyang Forbidden Army suffered a lot of battle losses in the Battle of Longyou, and now it has not yet recovered."

"Those who prohibit the army are the elite of the country and the foundation of protecting the country. If the damage is too much, how to shock the generals of the Quartet? ”

Cao Rui was speechless.

"The Lord shall not be angry and will not be discouraged and cause war. Now His Majesty's face is gloomy, his mind is filled with anger, and he talks lightly about war, which is not the work of the master. ”

Yang Ji argued with reason and did not give Cao Rui face at all.

Cao Rui's anger grew: "Since the soldiers are stubborn and stubborn, they should be able to calm down the stubborn criminals, how can they stop their troops for fear of damage?" ”

Yang Ji asked again: "The two kingdoms of Shu and Wu either have mountain dangers or water barriers, I don't know which country Your Majesty wants to attack first?" ”

Cao Rui replied:

"Wu has a big river to block, first Emperor Wu retreated from Chibi, and then Emperor Wen wanted to cut down several times but could not cross the river."

"The people that Wu State relies on are just the benefits of boats and ships, and water warfare is possible, but land warfare cannot, so there is more than enough to defend, and there is not enough progress."

"But Shu is different, Zhuge Pifu is vicious, taking advantage of my Wei country's unpreparedness, taking my Longyou, cutting off Liangzhou, and peeking into Guanzhong, this must be guarded against."

"In addition, my Great Wei Jing is the best in the world, and it is the strength of the Shu State to fight on land, so I will attack the Shu Kingdom first."

Yang Ji retorted loudly:

"Emperor Wu began to conquer Zhang Lu, with 100,000 people, personally came to the service, instructed the strategy, and first collected the folk wheat beans as military food."

"Zhang Wei (Zhang Lu's brother) is just a mediocre man, leading the army to guard the dangerous pass, although Emperor Wu has elite soldiers and tiger generals, the army cannot be used."

"After three days of fighting against the army, I want to draw the army back, look at Zhang Lujun and sigh: I have been in the army for 30 years, and I will hold it with people at one time, how about it!"

"Fortunately, Tianzuo Dawei, Zhang Luzhi's guard collapsed by itself, so it was determined. In the battle of Hanzhong, Emperor Wu reorganized his army for half a year, and after entering Hanzhong in February, he led the army and retreated. ”

"After this battle, Emperor Wu once said that Hanzhong is really a heavenly prison, it can be seen that it is difficult to enter Shu, I don't know how Your Majesty compares to Emperor Wu, dare to speak lightly about Shu?"

Cao Rui defended: "If Emperor Wu can't, how dare I say that I can?" However, the soldiers asked for battle, thinking that if they did not march to take it, the two captives would not be able to destroy themselves. ”

"Therefore, I want the soldiers to try it out, in order to peek into the flaws of the thieves, if not, the time has not come, imitate King Wu of Zhou will be in the army, and then return, isn't it?"

……

In this discussion, most of the ministers advised Cao Rui to take the safety and rest of the people as the priority, and not to use the sword lightly.

Although Cao Rui knew that what the ministers said was quite reasonable, as a monarch, he already felt a sense of urgency.

Last year's two defeats, coupled with the illness and death of the great Sima Cao Xiu, he had to compromise with the family for the sake of the stability of the domestic situation.

If it continues like this, then the imperial power of the Cao family will only be coerced by the family one step further, which he does not want to see.

Therefore, in order to establish authority, and at the same time to reduce the pressure on Longyou on Guanzhong, he had to fight another battle, and he had to win the battle.

Cao Rui noticed that the only one among the ministers who did not stand up and speak was Liu Ye alone.

With all the important ministers opposing, Cao Rui had to temporarily cancel the court.

After all the ministers retreated, Cao Rui asked Liu Ye to be summoned to the study.

"As I discussed, everyone in my audience disagrees with Shu, only Liu Gong doesn't say a word, I don't know if I can know what Liu Gong thinks?"

Cao Rui asked.

Liu Ye looked left and right.

Cao Rui retreated.

Liu Ye said at this time: "The minister thinks that it can be destroyed." ”

When Cao Rui heard this, he was overjoyed: "The ministers of the court and the central government, all scholars, know the military affairs?" Only Liu Gong has courage and wisdom, and his words are tangible, which is very in line with my intentions, please try to say it. ”

Liu Ye said: "Guanzhong Jincheng soup pool, Shu is fertile, and Qin unified the six countries because of it; Han Gaozu has been in Han for more than 400 years. ”

"Now Shu has all the land of Shu, and he steals Longyou to peek into the pass. Why does Wulong guard the pass? If there is a loss in Guanzhong, the Shu people will become a success! ”

"Therefore, Longyou must not be taken, and Shu must not be felled."

Cao Rui nodded again and again: "This is a great goodness!" ”

Cao Rui left Liu Ye to talk for a long time, and then released him from the palace.

As soon as Liu Ye returned to the house, the porter reported: "The leader of the Central Army is visiting." ”

Yang Ji values Liu Ye very much, has a very good personal relationship with him, and often comes to Liu Ye's house.

Seeing that Liu Ye finally came back from the palace, he asked, "Ziyang really made me wait." ”

Liu Ye had a smile on his face and said affectionately: "It's my fault for waiting for a long time. ”

Yang Ji had a little anxiety on his face: "Today's court discussion, everyone advised His Majesty not to cut down Shu easily, but Ziyang was silent. ”

"I came this time to ask Ziyang what he meant in his heart: Do you agree with Fa Shu or not?"

Liu Ye said with a straight face: "Today's court discussion, the ministers all said that they could not be cut down, and they said that they would not know the harm of Shu? ”

"Especially Xiu Xian, it is true to persuade Your Majesty with the words of Emperor Wu, so Shu must not be cut down!"

Yang Ji breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Ye with a smile:

"After the court meeting, His Majesty left Ziyang alone, which shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to Ziyang."

"I think that the one who can persuade His Majesty to extinguish the intention of lightly moving the sword is none other than Ziyang."

"Since Ziyang said that it is unacceptable, then he must have persuaded His Majesty?"

Liu Ye nodded: "That's nature." ”

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