Spring goes to summer, and summer passes in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye it is autumn again.

The Gaoling Marquis Mansion became busy, because Cao Liang's wedding date was already approaching.

Cao Liang's marriage is an extremely important event for the Gaoling Marquis Mansion, so even if there is still a month to go, the top and bottom of the Gaoling Marquis Mansion have already invested in intense preparations.

After all, repairing the mansion, cleaning and cleaning, preparing for the wedding banquet, and distributing invitations are all urgent matters, even if all the family members do it together, Liu Ying feels a little too busy, and the Gaoling Marquis Mansion is a busy scene.

However, Cao Liang is the same as no one, his task is to wait to be the groom's official, and he doesn't need to worry about everything else, Liu Ying has already done everything for him.

During this time, Cao Liang did have less time to go to the Yueqi camp, but the training of the Yuecai camp was already on the right track, with Deng Ai and Shi Bao staring over there, everything went smoothly.

This really made Cao Liang very worry-free, Deng Ai and Shi Bao seemed to know that Cao Liang's wedding was approaching, so the two worked extra hard in the management of the Yueqi camp.

On this day, an uninvited guest suddenly came to visit, and Cao Liang went out of the house to greet him, not a bystander, but Xiahou Xuan.

Xiahou Xuan is a Shangguan, usually Cao Liang will go to him when he has something, whether it is in the army or the Changling Marquis Mansion, Cao Liang has run countless times, but Xiahou Xuan is the first time to go to Cao Liang's door, which makes Cao Liang quite surprised.

Cao Liang welcomed Xiahou Xuan into the mansion, and after a few cold words, Xiahou Xuan took out a beautifully decorated wooden box and handed it to Cao Liang.

"What is this?" Cao Liang opened it and saw that it was a pair of crystal clear white jade bracelets, lying quietly in the wooden box.

This pair of jade bracelets is warm and moist in color, without any flaws, and it is a rare Hetian jade boutique at a glance, with extraordinary value.

This is such a heavy gift for no reason, Cao Liang was a little puzzled and asked.

Xiahou Xuan smiled slightly and said, "This pair of jade bracelets will be your marriage gift." ”

Cao Liang wondered: "Brother Tai Chu, you gave this congratulatory gift too early, right?" ”

Xiahou Xuan said: "No, no, I just received an order from the imperial court to go to Chang'an to serve as the general of the expedition to the west, and Keri is going to take office, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend your wedding." ”

Cao Liang showed a slight color and said, "So fast? Why didn't you hear any wind beforehand, and just left? ”

"No, no, the general has decided to cut down Shu at the beginning of next year, and I went to Chang'an at this time, which is to fight the front station, and plan the matter of cutting Shu, the task is heavy."

Cao Shuang's plan to cut down Shu, Cao Liang knew about it, and this matter had already been rumored inside and out.

Since Sima Yi's triumphant return from Huainan, Cao Shuang has been under a lot of pressure, and many voices have come, all questioning whether he can write or not, whether he can be martial arts, and he is not worthy of stealing the position of a general.

Cao Shuang's position as a general was enshrined when the first emperor collapsed, but Cao Shuang, who had never had war experience, became a general, and he has always been criticized, especially after the battle of Huainan, there were more and more doubts, which made Cao Shuang very unhappy.

Although Cao Shuang doesn't have to pay attention to these gossips at all, but in this era of valuing prestige, it is difficult for Cao Shuang, who is still young, to convince the public, and under the instigation of Ding Mi and others, Cao Shuang has the idea of cutting down Shu.

Now Wei wants to fight abroad, that is, there are two ways to choose, to attack Wu or Shu.

In Cao Shuang's view, it is more difficult to cut down Wu, and it is more reliable to cut down Shu.

Among the three kingdoms, Wei was the strongest, Wu was second, and Shu was the weakest, especially Zhuge Liang's repeated attacks with reckless troops, which made the Shu soldiers tired and poor, and their strength plummeted.

The state of Wu is to occupy the advantage of the water town, sitting on the Yangtze River, the lord of Wei Cao Pi has been on several expeditions, but all in vain, Wei State is not strong enough to suppress the power of the Eastern Wu naval army, it is not easy to defeat the state of Wu.

Therefore, the old lady picked up the sieve and picked the soft pinch, and Cao Shuang set Liwei's eyes on the Shu Kingdom in the west.

Over the years, there have been constant wars between Wei and Shu, but most of them were provoked by Shu on their own initiative, and Wei's war against Shu was only a handful.

One of the largest ones, in the fourth year of Wei Taihe, Emperor Cao Rong of the Ming Dynasty sent the great Sima Cao Zhen and the general Sima Yi to command 100,000 troops to attack Hanzhong in two ways. However, unfortunately, as soon as the army reached the halfway point, it encountered continuous heavy rain, and the road was blocked, and the soldiers could not move, so in the end, they did not engage in a battle and retreated hastily.

Therefore, in fact, Wei does not have much experience to follow, but in Cao Shuang's thoughts, it is still easier to cut down Shu than to defeat Wu, after all, what Shu relies on is the danger of mountains and rivers, and Wei only needs to send enough men and horses to level Shu.

Soon, the plan to cut down Shu was put on the agenda of the imperial court, but it was strongly opposed by Sima Yi. Sima Yi believes that the Guanshan of Shu is sinister, easy to defend and difficult to attack, over the years, has been recuperating and recuperating, the army is strong and the people are rich, and it is not the time to attack Shu at this time.

It stands to reason that Sima Yi, who has been fighting against Zhuge Liang on the Western Front for many years, has the most right to speak, but Cao Shuang doesn't think so, he thinks that Sima Yi is deliberately stumbling in order to prevent him from increasing his prestige, and now in order to compete for the power of the government, he and Sima Yi are already incompatible, how can Sima Yi easily let go and let Cao Shuang do it alone.

Sima Yi's opposition alone may be nothing, but after Sima Yi stood up, the ministers behind him jumped out one by one, and they did not approve of Cao Shuang's expedition plan.

This seemed to make Cao Shuang very embarrassed, and after repeated negotiations, Cao Shuang and Sima Yi finally reached an understanding, with Xiahou Xuan serving as the general of the expedition to the west, and his vacant position as the protector of the army was held by Sima Shi.

This was undoubtedly a compromise, but Cao Shuang had to make a concession in order to gain Sima Yi's support, allowing the Sima family to intervene in the position of the protector.

However, Xiahou Xuan's appointment as the general of Zhengxi can greatly reduce Si Yi's power in Guanzhong, you must know that Sima Yi has worked hard to manage the Western Front for many years, and has cultivated a lot of cronies in the Guanzhong army.

Moreover, the war against Shu is a systematic plan, Cao Shuang must make all preparations in advance and send Xiahou Xuan to Chang'an, the main reason is that here, although Cao Shuang has never fought, but he was born in the family of famous generals, and he can naturally learn a lot of things.