When Sima Yi and Xu Shu struggled to fight for Deng Ai, Xiahou Shang's carriage finally returned to Luoyang after a bumpy journey.

In fact, according to Xiahou Shang's idea, he should ride a fast horse and hurry all the way back, so that he could tell Cao Pi all the things that had happened these days.

But the envoy sent by Cao Pi insisted on not letting Xiahou Shang ride a horse.

Only arranged a luxury carriage for him, rocked all the way, and entertained him, and then returned to Luoyang.

There's no way, I've been captive for so long, and I've finally been released, if Xiahou Shang looks like he's jumping around, it's always a little weird to say it.

The dignitaries of the Xiahou family greeted them outside the city early under the leadership of Xiahoudun,

Cao Ren also personally came forward to welcome the young general of the Xiahou family, who had worked hard.

After a long absence, Xiahou Shang knelt in front of Xiahou and cried, telling about homesickness,

And since Cao Cao's death, his health has deteriorated and he has not been able to go out recently, and he has also been able to keep standing.

Seeing that Xiahou was still safe, he couldn't stop nodding his head and touched the top of his nephew's head with relief.

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back."

In order to exchange for Xiahou Shang, the Xiahou family lost their old face.

But it's better for the family to come back than anything else,

Xiahou Tang endured the dizziness, personally sent Xiahou Shang home, and told him that Cao Pi did not have any suspicion because he was captured.

"King Wei also misses you, take a day off today, and follow me to see the king early tomorrow morning."

The general of the defeated army is not suitable for Cao Pi to greet him personally,

Otherwise, Cao Pi would have wanted to greet this old friend a long time ago.

Hearing Xiahoudun say this, Xiahoushang's heart warmed, and he said solemnly:

"I can't wait, I'm going to see King Wei today."

"What's so urgent?"

Xiahou Shang said solemnly:

"It's really like a military situation—

Liu Adou led the army to leave Jingzhou to attack Nanzhong, and Guan Yu's army was quite trapped by the epidemic.

Now that Jingzhou is empty, it is the time to use force.

I would like to implore the King of Wei to launch a large army, connect with Sun Quan, pour out the country, conquer Xiangyang in one battle, and take Jingzhou in all of it. ”

Xiahoudun: ......

"Ahem, Boren has just returned, it's better to rest for a day, and it's not too late to go with me to see King Wei tomorrow."

Choked by Xiahou Shang, Xiahou not only had a headache, but also felt quite chest tightness.

"Uncle, this ......"

"Don't say it again, my uncle is quite tired today, tomorrow, tomorrow, I will definitely bring you to meet King Wei in person!"

Xiahou Shang looked confused, he didn't know what was going on, so he could only leave.

Xiahoudun looked at Xiahoushang's departing back, shook his head with a wry smile, and sighed:

"This Beren...... Hey, Hugh is going to annoy the King of Wei. ”

As soon as Cao Pi took office, he forcibly sent troops in three ways with his national strength, and then he was defeated in three ways, and his face was about to be swollen.

Although he refused to admit defeat, he had already sworn privately that whoever dared to persuade him to conquer Jingzhou would be punished as collaborator and would kill his entire family.

Now Cao Pi is making the last step for his great cause, and it is really not appropriate to make extraneous branches at this time.

In case of repeated defeats, how can you bear the mandate of heaven and become the emperor on behalf of Han?

I'm afraid that those Han Chunchen will eat pot pulp to welcome the king, and even those who take the initiative to persuade themselves to ascend to the supreme position are gone.

Xia Houdun shook his head, feeling that his headache was getting worse and worse today, and the symptoms of chest tightness were becoming more and more obvious, so he hurried back to the house to rest.

Xiahou Shang returned home safely, and his wife Cao Ying and a pair of children were finally relieved.

The whole family complained about the pain of parting, and ate together,

Xiahou Shang first asked his son Xiahou Xuan and daughter Xiahou Hui about their homework, and then instructed his subordinates to bring books and compare Xiahou Xuan's art of war.

Xiahou Xuan, who is only 11 years old, has been obediently reading the book of saints at home since he was a child, although he has read a little bit of the art of war, but it is very shallow, let alone really talking about marching and arranging.

He was stunned by Xiahou Shang's question, and he couldn't say a word for a long time,

Xiahou Shang shook his head regretfully and said:

"It's my father's fault, and I will teach you the art of war in the future."

Xiahou Shang's wife, Cao Zhen's sister Cao Ying, saw her studious son looking frustrated, and she couldn't bear it.

She complained unhappily:

"You have just come home, why are you talking about these things at home?

Xuan'er is only eleven years old, what art of war does he know, don't embarrass him! ”

Xiahou Shang said angrily:

"Liu Bei's eldest son, Liu Chan, swept the world at the age of twelve, and ten thousand people were invincible, and he will be in great trouble one day.

If Xuan'er is the son of Qianshou, it will be, but he is the son of my Xiahou Shang, he should study hard and fight Liu Chan to the death in the future! ”

Seeing her husband's proud appearance, Cao Ying sighed:

"Did Lang Jun say today that he would meet my brother tomorrow and ask my brother to send troops south to attack Jingzhou?"

"It's nature!"

Cao Ying waved her hand to let a pair of children leave, then held Xiahou Xuan's hand, and said solemnly:

"Don't talk nonsense! My brother is planning great things these days, is it the time to use soldiers? ”

"Zihuan wants to ......" Xiahou Xuan reacted,

He knew that Cao Pi was now going to realize his long-cherished wish for many years and reach the top of the world.

Now, Cao Wei's loyal ministers have begun to create public opinion and auspiciousness, and they are propagating everywhere that the great man's spirit is about to run out.

There must be no pause or reversal in this process.

Before Cao Pi sits on the throne, there must be no more extraneous branches.

Xiahou Shang opened his mouth, stunned and speechless, and could only sigh and remain silent.

That night, Xiahou was not at all interested in discussing the meaning of life with his wife who had been absent for a long time.

This made Mrs. Cao, who had been waiting for a long time, very angry.

She waited for a while, and then lay on Xiahou Shang very dissatisfied, pressed his shoulders with both hands, and said angrily:

"Our mother and son are looking forward to you coming home day and night, why did you go home, but you look like this dead person?"

Xiahou hadn't heard his wife's complaints, his mind was full of all kinds of Jiangling-

Now Cao Wei generally holds the idea that he still has an absolute advantage, and there is more Liangzhou than before the Battle of Chibi.

He is still the most powerful force in the world, occupying the most fertile land in the world, and has the support of more gentlemen and celebrities.

Although Liu Bei and the others had a temporary victory, it was impossible to shake Cao Wei's foundation.

As long as you take a good rest for a while, when the Central Plains, Hebei, and Guanzhong are full of grain and grass, and the soldiers are full of food, there will be no problem in sweeping the world.

After all, the level of development in the south was far inferior to that in the north, and the most important grain-producing areas were Hebei and the Central Plains.

This determined that Cao Wei would have a huge advantage in food and population.

In the era of cold weapons, more people worked.

But Xiahou Shang knew that it was very dangerous to go on like this.

It is said that Liu Chan is promoting a high-yield crop,

The yield is not as good as the rich Central Plains for the time being, but with the development of Jingxiang, a large amount of land can be planted with these crops, and the barbarians in the mountains have also been moved out by Liu Chan in large numbers to cultivate.

This Jingzhou is stronger than a year, and the further they go, the more difficult it will be to eliminate them.

Moreover, Liu Chan has a large number of drawings, and he has developed the engraving printing method early, so that a large number of articles can be promoted, and the price of books will also drop significantly.

The most frightening thing is that because of the errors that have been copied for many years, only a few people know what the original version of many books looks like.

And the final interpretation is in the hands of these wealthy families in the north.

But now Jingxiang's manuscripts have begun to come out in large quantities, and have even been sold to the Central Plains and Wudi.

Within a few years, these manuscripts will become correct interpretations, firmly imprinted in the general impression of the people, and will be commented on by future generations.

The books in the hands of these wealthy families......

There are so many fallacies, so let's keep them for myself in the future.

When Xiahou Shang left, even the lowest Qianshou and the barbarians in the mountains began to read and write with the help of stories that were widely circulated in the market.

Thinking about facing an army with per capita literacy like the heyday of the Han Dynasty in the future, Xiahou Shang had a little numb.

The engraving method is not difficult, and Liu Chan's papermaking and ink methods should be able to be made slowly and clearly.

The current plan is how to persuade Zihuan to send troops to suppress Liu Chan's momentum and sabotage Liu Chan's deployment.

As long as Jingzhou can't develop with peace of mind, it can ......

"You have something to say!"

Cao Ying saw that her husband's eyes were blank and there were words in his mouth, and she couldn't help but be even more angry.

"You have a word, you have a word!"

Xiahou Shang was in a bad mood and said casually:

"I'm tired today, rest early!"

Cao Ying was stunned on the spot, and when she saw Xiahou Shang turning sideways, she gritted her teeth and said viciously:

"Do you think I'm old, and my face is not as good as those bewitching women,

You are in Jingzhou, are you a confidant again? ”

Xiahou Shang rolled his eyes and said in his heart What kind of nonsense is this.

Lao Tzu was captured and went to Jingzhou, he was captured.

However, thinking of the time when she was captured, Madame must have been frightened, and she moved up and down to save herself.

He turned around and hugged Cao Ying, and comforted him softly:

"Madame has worked hard, rest early today, and discuss something tomorrow!"

Although Cao Ying was annoyed, she could only sigh when she saw her husband's soft comfort.

She rested her head on her husband's arm and sighed:

"When I see my brother tomorrow, don't talk nonsense, let alone talk about the southern expedition, remember it carefully."

After she finished speaking, she sighed again, waiting for Xiahou Shang to answer,

But after a while, Xiahou Shang's even snoring sound slowly sounded in his ears.

Cao Ying was very annoyed, but there was nothing she could do, and she said that she must tell Xiahou Shang in front of several brothers another day.

·

On the second day, Xiahou Shang went to see Xiahoudun early in the morning and wanted to go with Xiahoudun to see Cao Pi.

But Xiahoudun actually led the way to the palace early in the morning, which made Xiahoushang very speechless.

He knew that Xiahoudun had gone to ventilate with Cao Pi in advance.

Sure enough, when he saw Cao Pi, Cao Pi, who grew up with him, didn't show any smile on his face, but just looked Xiahou Shang up and down with a solemn face.

"Where's the clerk?"

“……”

"Where's Xu Huang?"

"This ......"

"None of them came back, only you came back, do you know why?"

Xiahou Shang never expected that Cao Pi would suddenly attack himself, and hurriedly bowed down and pleaded guilty.

Cao Pi sighed slowly and rubbed his temples tiredly.

He has always believed that Xiahou Shang's defeat was not entirely his fault,

Originally, his strong attack on the three eastern counties was a risky move, and even if he lost, it was not all Xiahou Shang's own pot.

But Xiahou Shang had just been released, and he was going to go to the south again, which made Cao Pi very unhappy.

Southern Expedition?

What to take to the south?

Even if Liu Chan is not there, Guan Yu has already crossed the river.

Abandoning the ruined Fancheng has already represented Cao Pi to temporarily give up the competition for Xiangyang and make every effort to prepare for the usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

Why can't you Xiahou Shang understand the situation like this?

Fortunately, Xiahoudun ventilated in advance,

Otherwise, when Cao Pi heard the news when he received Xiahou Shang happily, he must have compared sugarcane with Xiahou Shang angrily.

"The minister is guilty!"

Xiahou Shang was very frightened and fell to the ground to plead guilty, which made Cao Pi's mood a little better.

"Alright, you're finally back, so let's rest for a while.

When you are raised, I will make you a general, and then I will talk about it. ”

originally

Originally.

According to the emotional intelligence of normal people, the leader's words are already up to the point, and you can go home and have a long vacation.

But Xiahou was still unwilling.

He's in a hurry.

"The minister is guilty, but when the minister was in Jiangling, he saw that Jiangling was prosperous, and Liu Chan governed the army in a good way.

The barbarians in the mountains happily returned, planted sweet potatoes and rice extensively, and within two years, Jingzhou was rich and powerful, and the thieves were powerful, and they could not be ......."

"Shut up!"

Cao Pi was furious.

Xiahoudun, who was behind him, felt a chill, and hurriedly got up and saluted:

"The king is angry, Beren, this is ......"

"This is all your lack of soldiers!" Cao Pi roared angrily,

"You believe Meng Da credulously, bury the whole army, in order to return you, you have to show Guan Yu as the pastor of Jingzhou! Jingzhou Mu!

You also know that Guan Yu is strong, why is Guan Yu strong? It's not that you don't want to pay attention! ”

"Lone has high hopes for you, and I never thought that you, Wen Ping, and Xu Huang would fight like this!

If it weren't for Chang Juying's stubborn defense of Xinye, I'm afraid that Guan Yu would have hit Ruoyang now! ”

Cao Pi said as he coughed repeatedly.

He kicked the table in front of him on Xiahou Shang, grabbed the seat and threw it at Xiahou Shang.

Seeing that the table case fell, Cao Pi was still angry, he strode up, grabbed the table case, and kept smashing it on Xiahou Shang's face.

"Keep talking, keep talking!

Fight, why don't you fight to the death when you fight Meng Da!

Why not fight to the death! ”

Xiahou didn't dare to dodge, so he could only bow his head and bow down, letting Cao Pi beat and scold.

Xiahou's heart was like a knife, he saw Cao Pi so angry, and hurriedly stopped in front of him,

But he got up suddenly, and immediately felt the world spinning, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

"This ......"

The sudden change made the angry Cao Pi regain his composure in an instant.

Looking at Xiahoudun who was lying motionless on the ground, Cao Pi hurriedly leaned down and trembled and reached his nose with his hand.

"The medic comes, the medic comes.

Don't scare me, don't scare me.

Uncle, uncle, I, I don't blame Beren, I don't blame Beren! ”

After waiting for a long time, Cao Pi still couldn't feel Xiahoudun's breathing,

He sat on the ground in a daze, and Xiahou Shang struggled to crawl over.

He bowed to Xiahoudun, and stretched out his hand to test Xiahoudun's pulse,

After a long time, he sighed and said:

"My lord, uncle...... went. ”