In the city of Luoyang, the old site of the imperial palace has already been burned down in the years of military disasters, only some broken walls and ruins are left in a ruin, faintly showing the original glory, countless craftsmen and farmers are busy in it, and the weeds and tiles inside have been removed cleanly, and they are busy in full swing, repairing the glorious palace in the past.

Cai Yong was wearing a sweatsuit, leading a group of officials, a group of more than a dozen people, through the busy crowd. Because he advocated moving the capital back to Luoyang, he was appointed by Lü Bu as the superintendent of the imperial city and was responsible for the repair of the old palace.

However, the palace was badly damaged, with almost no complete rubble, and the amount of work to restore it was much more than the construction of a new palace.

It is necessary not only to remove the ruins, but also to measure the size and rebuild on the original site, which is that after more than a year, the progress of the project has almost stagnated, and it is still in the stage of removing the ruins and measuring the land.

Cai Yong originally thought that although the palace burned down, it was only renovated and rebuilt on the old site, and with the original cornerstone drawings as a reference, it would definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Therefore, although he knew that Lu Bu was unwilling to move the capital back to Luoyang, so he asked him to be responsible for the reconstruction of the imperial city of Luoyang.

But he was born with a straight heart, knowing that it was Lu Bu who deliberately made it difficult, he still received this errand, just because he firmly believed that Luoyang was the most suitable capital of the Han Dynasty, although other state cities or strong cities, or abundant population, or developed economy, but only Luoyang through the north and south, the east and west of the geographical convenience, but there is no other city can be compared.

But after all, people are not as good as the sky, Cai Yong has been in Luoyang for more than a year, it can not be said that he is not unconscionable, he mixes with the construction site supervision all day long, and asks for countless huge sums of money from the imperial court, but after all, the Luoyang Palace is geographically vast, and no matter how much silver money is sprinkled, it seems to be a drop of water flowing into the river, and it can't stir up a wave.

The topography of the old city of Luoyang has hardly changed, except that the broken ruins have been sorted out, and it looks no more cluttered than it was at the beginning.

Cai Yong spent a lot of money in the past year, but he didn't make any achievements, Cai Yong was anxious, almost gray with silver hair, and at this time he was leading a group of officials through it, frowning and haggard.

Behind him, the lieutenant of Sili and Luoyang Yin Wangwei also followed, although Cai Yong is now only the post of supervisor, but he has served as the three princes and nine secretaries, and he was a famous scholar at that time, and his identity is naturally extremely valuable, and all scholars in the world take him as a model. Moreover, Wang Ji is Cai Yong's nephew, and Cai Yong's wife Wang is his aunt, so although Wang Ji is in power in Luoyang and is a big official, he still comes to greet Cai Yong every day.

At this time, Wang Jian saw Cai Yong's face full of haggardness, and his frustration was piled up between his eyebrows, so he persuaded: "Uncle why be in a hurry, the restoration project of the Luoyang Imperial City is huge, and it can be done overnight, and now the progress is incredible, and my uncle needs to be relieved." ”

Cai Yong came to a fairly complete pavilion, waved everyone to rest for a while, and sat down majestically before saying: "Zhong Xuan, of course I know that the task of repairing the palace is arduous, but this year I am already in the age of ancient times, and I feel that my body is not as good as day by day, but the restoration of the imperial city is still far away without eyebrows. ”

Wang Jian saw Cai Yongfang talking, he was already in tears, and he knew his ambition early, and persuaded him: "Uncle is in the spring and autumn season, and he has passed the ancient and rare catastrophe, and he should be in his old age, why should he be so depressed." Now the prime minister uses troops in Jingzhou, once he succeeds, he will enjoy two-thirds of the world, the territory spans the north and south, Anyi is remote, and it is imperative to move the capital to Luoyang, and my uncle does not have to be in a hurry. ”

Cai Yong naturally knew that Wang Ji's words were indeed reasonable, and he didn't know the key, but since he was ordered to repair the imperial city, he would do his best.

His heart was depressed, so he didn't want to dwell on this question anymore, so he changed the topic and asked, "I heard that Zhong Xuan sent people to Bishan to suppress bandits, I don't know if you can be sure?" ”

Wang Wei said with a smile: "Luoyang bandits are not to worry about at all, although there are tens of thousands of people, but they are not connected by their own affairs, but they are a rabble of scattered sand, I just can't spare my hands and feet for a while, in order to ensure the smooth passage of the grain road is ignored, the thieves gather in the mountains without support, there is no food, it is difficult to have a place to live, we only need to guard the door, the wall is clear, and the thieves are scattered only sooner or later." ”

Cai Yong said strangely: "Then why did you still send thousands of Tuntian soldiers to Bishan to suppress bandits, you must know that now when the farming is about to be busy, tens of thousands of tuntian fields in various counties and counties are in need of manpower to harvest, if you miss the harvest event, wouldn't it be worth the loss?" ”

Wang Jian smiled and said: "Uncle doesn't know, I received a rumor that there are hundreds of soldiers here, all of whom are elites of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and there are even former generals close to the Prime Minister who personally led the troops, and the Prime Minister's daughter also followed in the army. Since the bandits are not to worry, I will take advantage of the trend and achieve their ambitions, which not only relieves the Luoyang bandits, but also gives them a chance to experience, so why not kill two birds with one stone! If you want to say that this world, after all, is still the future of these young people, if you can sharpen it as soon as possible, it can be regarded as a beautiful thing. ”

Cai Yong has long since he was tortured, and the beard on his face has long been scattered, but he has developed the habit of stroking his beard for many years, and he touched his bare chin and said with great relief: "Zhong Xuan has a lofty heart and is a pillar of the Han Dynasty. ”

Wang Yu was so praised by the division commander, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and was about to be humble, when he suddenly saw Mi Heng, a servant rushing in from outside, holding a volume of documents, with an urgent look on his face, and shouted loudly from afar: "Zhong Xuan, Prime Minister Jingzhou is blocked, and he is about to move the division." ”

Everyone was shocked by Mi Heng's words, the prime minister went to Jingzhou here, and transferred hundreds of thousands of elite troops from various states, it should be invincible, how could he move the division so quickly, is it a defeat?

Wang Yu also frowned secretly, this Mi Heng has always been open-mouthed, how can such an urgent military situation be rashly announced to everyone, took the document handed by Mi Heng, and ignored him, and after a closer look, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Cai Yong asked urgently, "How?" How could the prime minister suddenly move? ”

Wang Wei did not forget to glare at Mi Heng, secretly blaming this person for making a fuss, which made everyone worry, and said to Cai Yong: "The prime minister's army Lianke Fancheng and Xinye, defeated Liu Bei's general Guan Yu, and ordered General Zilong to pursue, even Zaoyang, Jingling and other counties, and more than a dozen counties north of the Xiangjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, have been captured by the prime minister. Now Liu Bei defeated Liu Cong and Cai Mao in Jiangxia, has a firm foothold in Jingzhou, with Huang Zhong as the general to defend Xiangyang, to defend the Xiangjiang River by risk, and ordered the general Zhang Fei to guard Jiangxia, to meet the remnants of Guan Yu who fled to the south of the Yangtze River, although the prime minister has many soldiers and horses, but they are not good at water warfare, they can only look at the river and sigh, so they ordered the three armies to return to the court. ”

When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and even complained about Mi Heng, this was obviously a big victory, but by this person's words, it was like a defeat, which was really hateful.

Mi Heng disagreed: "The princes can only see the surface, I don't know the deep meaning, the prime minister's army has won successive battles, should have crossed the river in one go, conquered Xiangyang, took Jingzhou, and strangled Liu Bei's rise to death in infancy, but why did he win the battle but withdraw the army, although the Yangtze River is dangerous, but the prime minister led an army of more than 100,000, enough to throw a whip and cut off the stream, why not be afraid of the rivers, isn't it worth our deep thought?" ”

Among the people, there are many people who agree with the words of Mi Heng, at this time, they are talking about each other, and there are many discussions for a while, even Cai Yong heard Wang Ji said: "Yes, why don't the prime minister break through Xiangyang in one fell swoop, if you get Xiangyang, the army will be a smooth road, Jingzhou Nanjun can become a thing in the bag, at your fingertips, such a good opportunity, why did the prime minister let it go easily?" ”

Wang Ji was also puzzled, and said: "The prime minister deeply understands how we can know, besides, our army is not good at water warfare, and the soldiers in Jizhou, Jizhou and other places are landlubbers who do not understand water, I think the prime minister does not want to rush to cross the Yangtze River moat and bury the lives of the soldiers for no reason." ”

Everyone sighed when they heard this, although they were not very convinced by this reason, but there was only one explanation, and they were very sorry for the success of the prime minister. If Liu Bei is allowed to gain a firm foothold in Jingzhou and develop and grow, I am afraid that there will be endless disasters. Liu Bei doesn't need Liu Biao, this person has always had great ambitions, and has always been the best at winning people's hearts, and he has countless strong generals in front of his tent, and he has accepted Zhuge Liang, Xu You, Chen Gong and others as strategists, and the strength of manpower is still above Cao Cao.

At this time, Wang Yu was puzzled: "It's just that the prime minister ordered me to open a camp in Nanyang and take care of the place, it seems that I want to camp here, and the army will return to the court, not Anyi, but to stay in Nanyang, I don't know how to plan?" ”

Mi Heng smiled contemptuously: "This is not obvious, the prime minister is going to fight Cao Cao." ”

Everyone was disturbed by him several times, and they were already dissatisfied, and at this time, when they heard him make a lot of nonsense, Cai Yong's student Zheng Zhi said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, since the prime minister has moved his division, the army has long been tired from fighting for several months, how can he attack Cao Cao again?" Besides, Cao Cao's subordinates have countless elite soldiers and strong generals, and there are many capable and handsome people, so if he is not fully prepared, how can the prime minister rashly attack? ”

Mi Heng sneered and said: "Cao Cao has been defeated several times, he has been like a lost dog, countless generals in front of his tent have been buried under the butcher's knife of our army, and the so-called capable people are just some incompetent people who sell their reputations, otherwise how could Cao Cao lose the city and fall into the ground, defeat for thousands of miles, and even his hometown Chen can not be kept!" ”

Zheng Zhi's face was red when he was refuted, this person was too arrogant, Cao Cao's advisers were like clouds, all of them were famous, but they were so unbearable in his mouth, and he sneered: "Yingchuan celebrity Xun Wen will spread the world if he is famous, and his people are full of wisdom, but the incompetent people in your mouth? ”

Mi Heng sneered: "Xun Wenruo offered Cao Cao to take the pass, but he missed a lot of things, so that Cao Cao injured 100,000 elites in the first battle, the generals Le Jin and Li Dian were killed in battle, Cao Cao's personal guard general Dian Wei was killed, and Guo Fengxiao, the only one in Cao Cao's army who had some knowledge, was also killed in the chaotic arrows, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang died as a young man, and even Cao Cao almost died on the way to escape. Xun Wenruo was born with a hanged grimace, I think he is the most suitable for sending people to the end of filial piety! ”

Zheng Zhi trembled with anger, although Xun Wenruo was an enemy camp, but the Han scholars were originally a family, even if they were their masters, they also admired each other, and those who added evil words like Mi Heng were really unseemly, but he was powerless to refute, so he had to say again: "Dong Ah Cheng Yu Cheng Zhongde, who runs the Quartet for Cao Cao, can be described as an immortal minister, is he also incompetent?" ”

Mi Heng seemed to have heard a big joke, and laughed: "Cheng Zhongde is just a person who deceives the world and steals his name, seems to be generous and loyal, and has the ability to run the place, but in fact he can only do some bits and pieces of flies and dogs. ”

Wang Ji saw that the two of them were arguing with red faces, and deviated a lot from the topic, so he couldn't help but shout: "Enough, what kind of system is such a pointless argument, when this is a vegetable market?" ”

Although Wang Wei does not like Mi Heng's big words, but this person has always been anxious and wise, and his words are also quite reasonable, the prime minister returned to the dynasty this time, but he wanted to camp in Nanyang, I am afraid that he really had the idea of attacking Cao Cao.

Now the prime minister has captured most of the northern part of Jingzhou, and the territory has become a semicircle, wrapping the Yuzhou occupied by Cao Cao in it, and the battle line is too long, whether it is for Cao Cao or for the imperial court, it is always not a good thing, and the two forces will have a life-and-death battle.

Thinking about it this way, it is not difficult to understand that the prime minister has such a marching deployment, and all his previous doubts suddenly became clear, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Cai Yong: "Uncle is busy with himself, and the little nephew still has military affairs, so I will leave." ”

Cai Yong waved his hand and said, "Go quickly, the prime minister's entrustment must not be neglected, your business is important." ”

Watching Wang Ji lead Mi Heng and the others to go violently, Cai Yong sighed: "It seems that Cao Cao's qi is about to run out, and the repair of this imperial city needs to be stepped up, otherwise when the Central Plains is unified and the emperor moves the capital south, how can we face it?" ”

Zheng Zhi was surprised: "The teacher is not optimistic about Cao Cao? ”

Cai Yong shook his head and said: "Although Cao Cao is not a hero, but after years of defeat, he has already been injured, and most of the soldiers of Cao's army will lose their homes and live in other places, how much can they fight to the death." Besides, the prime minister is in full swing, and the soldiers are multiplied by Cao Cao, and the prime minister will win this battle! ”

All the students looked excited, if even the world-famous Cao Cao couldn't stop the prime minister's footsteps, just ask who else in this world would dare to try Prime Minister Ying Feng again!

Let's say that after Lu Bu defeated Guan Yu and recovered Xinye, he ordered the army of his headquarters to be stationed in the city to rest. Thinking that the parents and children who were left behind might die under his iron hooves, Lu Bu was a little unhappy.

After receiving the ashes of Diao Chan, Lu Bu did not feel much sadness, and personally led dozens of soldiers, scattered Diao Chan's ashes in the Xiangjiang River, and murmured: "Since you love freedom so much, from now on, these thousands of miles of rivers will accompany you, the world is high, and you can enjoy it as much as you want." ”

Returning to the city, just as Zhao Yun returned victoriously, Zhao Yun went here, only chased and killed Guan Yu's remnants for hundreds of miles with thousands of iron horses, and even more than a dozen counties such as Zaoyang and Jingling, radiating the territory to the entire Jingzhou land north of the Yangtze River.

I heard Zhao Yun talk about the battle all the way, and the fierceness of the killing can be described as an outstanding achievement, but to Lu Bu's ears, it is particularly thrilling. Immediately a decree was issued that men and women under the age of majority should not be added to the sword soldiers.

When the generals heard this inexplicable order, they looked at each other at a loss, and they really didn't know what the prince meant. The army will inevitably be injured by mistake, and the young soldiers who have not yet reached adulthood in the Jingzhou army are not unique, with such a general order, in the future, the army will fight, and the enemy army only needs to send a scout, isn't it invincible?

Restraining himself like this and facilitating the enemy's generals' orders really makes the generals elusive, and they don't know what the prince's intentions are. Even Yang Xiu, who has always been conceited and intelligent, didn't know the intention of Lu Bu's order, although he knew the old story of Diao Chan's separation from Lu Bu, but he didn't know that Diao Chan still had a surviving son, so even if he wanted to break his head, he really couldn't figure out why the prince issued such an order.

Then he asked Lu Budao: "Why did the prince give this order, there is no shortage of young soldiers in the enemy army, if all the soldiers will act according to the order, wouldn't it be like shackles and a giant sword hanging on their heads, how can they fight the enemy with all their might?" ”

Lu Bu said coldly: "Dezu doesn't need to know, just follow the order." ”

A few days later, Lu Bu welcomed Liu Cong, Cai Mao and others who had fled from the army to take refuge, and Lu Bu was naturally overjoyed, personally received him, and gave him an official title, but did not say a word about the previous promise.

Liu Cong saw that it was difficult to accomplish big things, and under the roof of others, the little boy was frightened by the military for several days, and invited himself back to Nanyang to take up an idle post.

Of course, Lu Bu will no longer be embarrassed by him, and his nobility will make him a rich child who has no worries in the future.

He also remembered that Cai Mao had been a general in Jingzhou for many years and was proficient in naval training, so he named him a wading general, assisting the Pingnan general Wang Ling to train the naval army to build warships and guard against Liu Bei's garrison in Jiangxia.

At this time, the battle situation in Xiangyang has gradually become clear, Xu Huang, Wei Yue, Gongsun Kang three road army under the encirclement, Xiangyang defenders are defeated and retreated, most of the county was conquered by three people, Xiangyang defenders have no choice, can only retreat to the Xiangyang city south of the Xiangjiang River, with the Xiangjiang River as a barrier to arrange defense, after that, Liu Bei's general Huang Zhongti led a heavy army to aid Xiangyang, the two armies took the Xiangjiang River as the boundary, did not dare to cross the Lei Chi step, formed a confrontation situation.

Lu Bu received a report from Xu Huang, knowing that there was no time to attack again, his own naval army had not succeeded, and the width of the Yangtze River was far from being comparable to the Yellow River.

Immediately ordered the three armies to return to the court, leaving the general Xu Huang as the guard general, and the newly promoted army Deng Li as the deputy general to guard Fancheng, in case Liu Bei sent troops north.

He also ordered the fast horse to hurry up and send an order to Wang Ji, so that he could wait for the army in Nanyang and arrange the corresponding matters.

The morning glow is gorgeous, reflected in the wide and rushing river, Lu Bu looked south of the river, his eyes have been dyed with red light by the morning glow, the cloak hunting in the wind, Lu Bu stared for a long time, and finally said: "Cao Cao, the account between us should be clear." ”

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