In fact.

Cao Rui's cleverness is not worth mentioning at all in Sima Yi's opinion.

Not to mention that his soldiers are divided into two ways, the intention is too obvious.

In this way, Sima Yi can see through it at a glance.

But.

Since Cao Rui wants this, then naturally let him go.

Anyway, for Sima Yi, there are only benefits and no disadvantages.

"Minister, obey!" Sima Yi bowed respectfully.

Without any hesitation, Sima Yi immediately expressed his obedience!

This made Cao Rui a little surprised.

According to his thoughts, Sima Yi had to excuse himself, or find a few excuses to refuse.

But.

None of that matters anymore.

As long as Sima Yi agrees to this matter, then the matter after that will be much simpler.

Subsequently.

Under the personal leadership of Cao Rui, the army was divided into two routes, and Sima Yi and himself each set off towards Chang'an with nearly 30,000 people...

.....

Xiangyang.

Chu Wangfu.

Xu Tian was sitting in the mansion, studying the matter of the imperial examination.

I have to admit it.

Xu Tian somewhat underestimated the difficulty of this matter.

Originally, Xu Tian thought that as long as the people supported this matter, there was nothing that could not be done.

But.

In practice, I found that the difficulties were much more difficult than I imagined!

Let's not talk about the destruction of the scholars openly and secretly.

Even the common people have become cowering.

But.

And they can't be blamed for that.

After all.

A mature scholar is not something that an ordinary person can offend!

I'm afraid that anyone can crush him to death with a single finger!

If you want to do this, you have to rely on your strong willpower.

Xu Tian believes that as long as he can persevere, this matter will one day become mainstream.

You must know that the imperial examination system has prevailed for hundreds of years in later generations.

"Whew...."Xu Tian sighed and slowly put away the books in front of him.

He knew in his heart that this matter was not something to be anxious about.

As long as you have patience, you will get better after that.

Then.

Zhuge Liang quickly walked in from outside the lobby.

In his hand he held a copy of the military newspaper from the front.

As far as this military newspaper is concerned, it is too important for them.

Since Xu Tian had explained before, Zhuge Liang and the others didn't need to report when they saw him.

This is also a kind of respect and recognition for them.

Thereupon.

Zhuge Liang quickly stood in front of Xu Tian.

"Meet the King!" After Zhuge Liang came to Xu Tian, he bowed respectfully.

"Kong Ming is here..."Xu Tian raised his head and smiled slightly.

Merely.

There was still a little sadness in his expression.

"Why is the king worried?" Zhuge Liang saw Xu Tian's strangeness: "Could it be because of the imperial examination?" ”

How difficult this matter is, Zhuge Liang knows it.

The reason why Zhuge Liang would oppose this matter before was because of this reason.

"I won't be able to explain this topic for a while!"

Xu Tian shook his head slowly, he also understood the difficulty of this matter.

"Is there anything important that you came to me now?"

Xu Tian also understood that if it wasn't for something particularly important, Zhuge Liang wouldn't come to him at such a time.

"The king will take a look at this first!" Zhuge Liang handed the military report in his hand to Xu Tian.

After receiving the military report, Xu Tian just glanced at it and immediately showed joy.

He really didn't expect this Cao Rui to be so decisive.

It was only a short time before he walked straight into his trap.

This was too simple a result, which made Xu Tiandu hesitate for a moment.

In Xu Tian's opinion, even if Cao Rui was not careful, it was impossible for him to walk into his trap like this.

Maybe there's something else going on here!

"The king seems to be a little worried!" Zhuge Liang certainly understood Xu Tian's concerns.

"This matter is a little too simple!" Xu Tian directly expressed his concerns.

"The king may not have taken into account the contradiction between Cao Rui and Sima Yi!"

Sometimes, simple questions can become complicated by thinking too much.

Just like now, this matter was originally a contradiction between Cao Rui and Sima Yi.

From the very beginning, Cao Rui didn't really think about confronting Chu head-on.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Cao Rui to take 100,000 people to Xu Tian to fight hard!

"What does Kong Ming mean—" Xu Tian's eyes narrowed.

Forthwith.

Zhuge Liang told Xu Tian his thoughts and many opinions.

In Zhuge Liang's mind, as long as he made his words clear, Xu Tian would definitely understand what he meant.

"Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, in short, let's just do what we planned!"

After a while, Xu Tian didn't bother to think about it so much.

Since I have been prepared for a long time, there is no need to dwell on these issues.

"Nachen set off with General Wei as planned!" Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, then clenched his fists and said.

"Go ahead!" Xu Tian waved his hand slowly......

……

Let's talk about Wei Jun.

When Cao Rui personally led the army through Chang'an, he was also worried for a long time.

After all, he didn't want to do any tests on Cao Zhen.

In other words, before going to Chang'an, Cao Rui didn't know if Cao Zhen was his own person.

But now there is no need to worry about it.

Because Cao Rui personally led people, he had passed through Chang'an safely.

When he left Chang'an, Cao Rui felt a little incredible.

He had prepared a lot for this operation, and no one knew about it.

As a result, the plan that I had prepared for a long time did not come in handy at all!

"King, now it seems that this Cao is really obedient to us!" Cao Xiu stood at the fork of the two roads and said to Cao Rui very respectfully.

This is a good time to invite credit, with Cao Xiu's character, he will never let it go so easily!

"Hmm..."Cao Rui nodded slightly.

He didn't deny this, and even he was a little glad that he didn't think of a way to test Cao Zhen at the beginning.

If that's really the case, I'm afraid they won't even be able to live in Chang'an now!

"This time, we passed Chang'an in the open.

As for the rest of the time, I have my own arrangements! ”

Cao Rui was happy, and Cao Xiu was naturally happy.

This means a lot to him.

After all.

Chang'an was won back by him at the risk of his life.

Cao Rui's affirmation of Chang'an now is actually affirming Cao Xiu's contributions.

This is certainly something to be happy about and show off!

"Sima Yi hasn't come yet?" When he said this, Cao Rui suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look behind him and said.

He originally thought that Sima Yi would come earlier than him.

Unexpectedly, this time Sima Yi would be so slow.

But..

Even if he is like this, Cao Rui has great patience.

Since you're about to have to do all this yourself, you're worried about what you're going to do......