Chapter 388: Coincidence
The next day, Xiahou Shang left Luoyang, and many people came to see him off.
Shang Shu ordered Chen Qun to lead everyone, and watched Xiahou Shang's car gradually drive away at Luoshui Stone Bridge, with about 1,000 people riding on foot and more than 300 cars accompanying him, and the scale was not small.
Jia Kui, Pei Qian, Man Chong and others who cooperated with Xiahou Shang also got together, Xiahou Shang was angry and handed over the army, Cao Pi and Cao Zhen needed strong and weak branches, and the former army of Zhengnan was dissolved.
With the rebellion of Cao Zhi and Zang Ba, Cao Xiu went out, Xiahou Shang went out to seek medical treatment, and the three field clusters of Zhennan, Zhengnan, and Zhendong in the Great Wei army completely disappeared.
It means that even if you can't conquer Jingzhou in the south, you can't go south to Xuyang in the south and Xuyang in the east.
Although there is no clear understanding, many people can also feel the subtle changes, and Dawei has changed its offensive and defensive positions.
Chen Qun also gradually felt a kind of powerlessness brought about by increasing age, as Shang Shuling of the Great Wei, one of Cao Pi's former four friends, but he was also the filial piety recommended by Liu Bei.
He was the only one left in Xiaolian, who was in the same year as him, Yuan Tan was killed, and Yuan Jian also died of the plague in the last years of Jian'an.
And now there is also a split in Cao Pi's four friends, Wu Zhen humiliated Cao Zhen and Zhu Shuo in public in order to relieve Cao Pi's siege and relieve doubts, and made enemies with most of the Luodu defenders and garrison generals.
Later, when Wu Zhen was transferred to the governor of Yongliang and the general of Zhengxi, he recommended Sima Yi, and in order to elevate Sima Yi, Wu Zhen cited a counterexample, which was Chen Qun.
Wu Zhen's series of actions won Cao Pi's trust, and he was able to break through the confinement of the clan, the township party and foreign ministers, and then succeeded Cao Zhen and became the governor of Yongliang and the general of Zhengxi.
And what about the other three?
Sima Yi was based in Hanoi, and because of Wu Qian's recommendation, he also had the military exploits of killing Wu Yi, and then immediately took up the post of governor of Youhe and supervised the armies of Hebei.
Sima Yi's release also had the consideration of avoiding a meeting with Wu Ban...... In Chen Qun's eyes, one of the most important reasons for Sima Yi's promotion was the warning letter that Tian Xin gave to Wu Yi.
Tian Xin expected things to be like a god, and warned Wu Yi with his front foot, but Wu Yi was drunk and careless, and his back foot was attacked and killed by Sima Yi.
What does this mean?
It shows that Sima Yi is really powerful, although he is not as powerful as Tian Xin, but he is also much better than ordinary generals.
Even, someone will make assumptions based on this theory, if the commander-in-chief of the Battle of Eagle Mountain is not Cao Zhen, but Sima Yi, will there be a series of fiascos in the future, and the clan and the heavy generals will lead the army to leave**?
Wu Zhen and Sima Yi have become national barriers, where should he and Zhu Shuo go?
With a hint of melancholy, Chen Qun returned to the palace and returned to Cao Pi.
As the only person among the officials who saw off the party and talked to Xiahou Shang, Chen Qun had more opportunities to observe.
At this moment, Chen Qun truthfully reported the details: "Xiahou Boren's car was driving left and right, faintly filled with a smell, and there was a lot of wood fragrance used, which wanted to cover and diffuse. ”
In the past two days, there have also been crows hovering around the building where Xiahou Shang is located, and all kinds of bad luck signs indicate that Xiahou Shang's physical condition continues to deteriorate and may not be able to hold out to Yique Pass.
Cao Pi bowed his head slightly, just sighed, calmed his emotions for a long time, and said: "Qing and Wu envoy Feng Zirou are also from the village, I really love Feng Jun's talent, Qing may persuade him?" ”
Wu envoy Feng Xi sent an envoy to Wei this time, and at this moment, Feng Xi was still able to answer decently, praising Sun Quan as unparalleled in the sky and on the earth, and he had a keen insight into the situation.
It is really a grievance for such a person who is clear in his heart and can not change his face and talk nonsense to stay by Sun Quan's side, and he should stay in Dawei and Zhongshu Province to do the work of embellishment for government decrees and edicts.
Chen Qun naturally received the order and went to find Feng Xi as a dignified scholar.
After he left, Cao Pi summoned Xiahou Nan, the leader of the central army.
Tea and horse trade with Tian Xin...... This kind of thing can't end up in person, the Xiahou family is the right size, even if it is exposed, it can be calmly closed.
Trade is just the beginning, a channel through which we can begin to talk to each other.
If this channel is established, many things and ideas will have a way to operate in the future.
For this matter, Xiahou Nan's dedication and dedication were also satisfied with Cao Pi.
I can't find anyone else, and only my brother-in-law is suitable and reliable.
When Xiahou Nan is unreliable, no one can be trusted, and there is no need to blame or regret at that time.
This kind of thing of opening up hidden channels can only be participated in by one's own family.
Xiahou Nan came on the front foot, and Cao Pi called Qin Lang on the back foot, Xiahou Nan was in charge of the progress, Qin Lang was responsible for the specific negotiation and smuggling channels, and Xiahou Nan and Qin Lang's cronies could also be replaced at various checkpoints.
If this matter is discovered and exposed by the foreign minister, then one of the two is thrown out; If the foreign ministers such as Gao Rou and Heqia are closely tracked, they will be thrown out together.
Anyway, no one can kill Xiahou Nan and Qin Lang, and after two or three years, they will be used for other purposes, and they will not be happy if they are promoted to the next level?
Cao Pi opened a hidden front here and prepared to dig a pit, and Sun Quan's envoy arrived in Jingzhou again.
He really couldn't sit still and jumped to his feet in a hurry.
I don't know what the situation is on the Wei side, so I inexplicably framed myself, saying that I was going to spread the plague to defend against the Han army.
Although this kind of thought occasionally occurs, I wish there would be another great plague in Jian'an, so that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Tian Xin and Cao Pi died violently.
But I just have ideas, and I haven't talked to anyone, and I haven't taken action, why is the internal reaction so sensitive?
Sun Quan felt that he was really wronged, looking at Guan Yu's behavior after the Battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yutun's army Hankou extorted military rations from him, and sent troops to Jiangdong to get food without giving military rations, and if he couldn't get food, he would destroy Jiangdong with plague.
However, people at that time regarded this as Guan Yu's angry words.
Look, Guan Yu has ideas, he still preaches and intimidates himself in public, and he almost takes action, why is no one accusing?
And now, because of the few rumors and rumors revealed by Wei Guo, why are they doubting and questioning themselves one by one?
Sun Quan's madness...... Unfortunately, since mid-April, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River have been drier than usual, with less rain and higher temperatures...... Jiangxia, Wuchang and the surrounding areas of Jiangdu have had a small spread of epidemics due to the wars in previous years.
couldn't live anymore, Sun Quan could only send Zhuge Jin to Jingzhou to explain the specific situation, while wearing plain coarse linen clothes, fasting and burning incense, and then leading his ministers to pray for blessings at the plague temple outside Jianye City.
In the plague temple, Sun Quan sat in the middle with an expressionless face, only his eyes were deeply sunken and his eyes were deep.
The scorching sun hung high above his head, exposing the earth, as if he wanted to burn all evil and filth.
In the temple, the plague god wood statue wears a bright red placket than armor, and the seven bells on the waist are three on the left and four on the right, and the sword scabbard is hung at the lack of bells on the left.
More than a dozen Danyang Shanyue shamans wore Chiyou masks, wore high feather crowns, and wore placket feather coats, all barefoot, each holding a waist drum and running and jumping, and reciting prayers and greetings in a strong accent of Shanyue, the more they listened, the more like Shanyue's mountain songs.
Pan Jun and his colleagues also came to pray barefoot and single-clothed, so that Pan Jun had a straight temper, and his heart was full of sorrow at this moment.
Zhuge Ke, who is also straight-tempered, only feels inexplicable grief and indignation at this moment, his chest is full of strength, and he can't wait to rush up and slash the plague god wood statue with a sword, and chop and burn firewood.
Most of the generals who came with him behaved calmly and did not behave out of line.
This epidemic caused by drought and heat in the climate...... It is a good thing for the moment, it can delay the attack of the Han army.
It's not a good thing, if the Han army has three years of savings, it can really sweep through Jiangdong, and there is almost no hope of victory.
Where there is hope, there is the courage to fight and persevere; If all hope is gone, it may be like the Eastern Emperor Qi State, which surrendered without a fight in the face of the Qin army's offensive.
I only hope that before the Han army launches the campaign to destroy Wu, Liu Bei will die of old age, so that there is hope for a reversal.