Several important ministers debated fiercely over a Cao Wei issue, the main reason was that Xun Song, Hua Heng and others neither knew how to fight, but also feared war, thinking that it was best to win over hostile forces, and it was enough to restrain them; Zu Shizhi didn't think so, besides, he had always hated Cao Wei and other people who were in the Qin and Twilight Chu dynasties, so he had to get rid of them quickly.

In addition, Zu Ti has another concern, but it is inconvenient to announce it.

Cao Wei was broken by Su Jun, Su Zigao accumulated grass and grain in the east of Qingzhou, trained soldiers, and was bent on pacifying Cao Wei and calming the whole Qing, but at this time, the imperial court allowed Cao Wei to surrender, so what would Su Jun think? For example, Han Xin fought Qi back then and killed Li Shiqi, what was the reason? Oh, I'm ready to do something great here, and suddenly you jump out and pick the fruit—it's bearable, it's unbearable!

If it's just Su Jun who is still the case, the problem is that Su Jun is Pei Gai's general. Xuzhou was originally Pei Gai's foundation, looking at this situation, he also regarded Qingzhou as a forbidden state, how could he allow others to get involved? It's like saying that Yan and Yu are the basic plates of my ancestors, if Pei should give an order to the two states in the name of the metropolitan governor, then I can't be happy, then Luoyang and Chang'an will inevitably have discord.

Therefore, the matter of Qingzhou, the imperial court still doesn't care about it - Cao Wei wants to surrender, let him find Pei to go, we can't deal with it!

The place of their argument was in Shangshu Province, and Taiwei Xun Group was not there, but Situ Liangfen and Zu Ti were in the same level of Shangshu affairs, and he saw that Tian'er was going to come to the province to work. Liang Fen took a look, the two ordinary Shangshu and the two servants shot together, and they were all discussing the matter with the middle pestle, and a group of Shangshu and Shangshulang were surrounding and waiting for the result, some of them just bowed their hands to the training, some of them lowered their heads and groaned, only Shangshu Li Rong, who was born in his own staff, shook his head and smiled. So he asked Li Rong, Zhong Si, if you have any good ideas, you might as well say it and listen to it.

Liang Fen is accustomed to being with mud, and he doesn't want Zu Ti to have any conflicts with Xun Song and Hua Heng. Theoretically speaking, Liang Situ, Xun and Hua all belong to the Chang'an faction, even if he himself agrees with what Zu Ti said, he has to stand with those two, but if it is three to one, the winner or loser will be decided, and Zu Shizhi must not look good...... Let's just find someone from a low position to give your opinion and ease the atmosphere.

Even if Li Rong is among the eight scholars, he is a junior one, and he can only enter the province by relying on Pei Gai's super-promotion, and he can only gain a firm foothold with the support of Liang Fen, so the chiefs are discussing important matters, and he definitely doesn't dare to interject, and it is very uncomfortable to hold his mind in his heart. Fortunately, Liang Fen named him in time, and Li Rong took a step forward and respectfully bowed his hand: "What the public sees is reasonable, but in the eyes of the last official, only one plan is needed to resolve this matter." ”

Xun Song said what you think, just say it. Li Rong said: "From the perspective of the grandfather, Cao Wei really wants to surrender, but it is just a strategy to delay the army; In the eyes of Xun and Hua, if it really descends, and the court does not allow it, I am afraid that it will hurt the heart of the naturalization of the distant people - roughly so, right? ”

Hua Heng nodded and said yes-"Could it be that Qing has a plan, can he know his intentions?" ”

Li Rong nodded: "This matter is easy." The imperial court could make a book in Guanggu, and ordered Cao Wei to come to Luoyang to meet the Son of Heaven and ask for guilt. If he is willing to come, he must be sincere and obedient, or he will stay in the capital, or send him back, and they can be discussed. If he refuses to come, it will be false, and even if the court refuses, it will not harm the grand plan of tolerating the world. ”

As soon as these words came out, several important ministers all bowed their heads, saying Li Zhongsi, what you said is reasonable-especially in this case, we don't have to quarrel, and the lower and upper levels are back to harmony, it's really hello, I'm good, everyone's good.

The only bad thing is naturally only Qingzhou Cao Wei. Luoyang's decree came down to Guanggu, Cao Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said: "Therefore, if you know that people can't be trusted, who will believe you if you recite it again and again?" "But of course he can't go to Luoyang, who knows if he will become a prisoner, or even lose his head directly? So he immediately played, saying that of course I should return to Luo to meet the Son of Heaven, but Su Jun was watching from the sidelines and had always wanted to annex my forces, so I was afraid that if I left, the generals under my command would have a conflict with Su Jun, and I would be at a loss for words at that time......

Not long after, Luoyang made a book again, saying that Su Jun had been strictly ordered not to cross the line for the time being, so you better hurry to Luoyang.

Cao Wei knew that the previous plan to delay the army was ineffective, so he had to continue to delay on the one hand, and on the other hand, he sent Xiangguo to ask Shi Le for help.

When Shi Le received Cao Wei's letter, he was so happy that he blurted out a drag: "Villain! ”

Cao Wei and Luoyang secretly communicated with each other, he himself did not do it very secretively, and Luoyang would not help to conceal it, so he had already reported to Shi Le's desk through Cheng Yao's eyes. To tell the truth, even if Cheng Ziyuan didn't hear the news, Wang Gong would take the initiative to inform him - it was not any confidential information, and it could just be used to sell Cheng Yao's favors.

For Cao Wei's refusal to go to Luoyang, Shi Le empathized. I think that after he conquered Jinyang, Pingyang immediately sent an envoy to summon him, saying that since you have come to Bingzhou, it is a stone's throw away from the capital, so it is better to go to Beijing to meet the Son of Heaven - we will add a guard of honor and go out of the city to greet you. Shi Le's thoughts that day were the same as Cao Wei today: If I don't return to Beijing, I will be like a dragon in the water, and once I go back, maybe my head will fall off - a fool will go back!

Shi Le was lucky, he was discussing with Zhang Bin, how to refuse the decree, and heard the news that Shao Xu was tired of changing banners, so he immediately packed his luggage and hurried back to Xiangguo, leaving only a seal of apology to Pingyang. Cao Wei didn't have such good luck and couldn't find an excuse that could really convince people, so the villain's face appeared in the world - he was just forced by the situation, not really returned to Jinye.

But anyway, when you were fighting with Luoyang, you came to me here to ask for help, Shi Lexin said that I have seen a lot of shameless people, and I am so shameless that Cao Wei is like this, and it is the first time I have met him...... Even his late lord Wang Mi didn't do this, right?

ignored it, and considering that once Cao Wei really returned to Jin, not only Shao Xu would have no worries and could resist his expedition with all his might, but even Su Jun might cross the river to the north...... Even if it is a pawn that can watch the Xuzhou army, it is not appropriate to give up Cao Wei for the time being. So he asked Zhang Bin and Cheng Yao to discuss, and Cheng Ziyuan preemptively said: "If I go to Le'an, there will be Shao Xu blocking the road; Changed to Jinan, and I was afraid that Xu Gong and others would attack my back, so how could I rescue Cao Wei? It's better to lose some grain and order it to hold on. ”

Zhang Bin shook his head and said, "This is inappropriate. Now Cao Wei was forced by Su Jun, which means that he was born and returned to Jin, which shows that Guanggu cannot be kept for a long time. If the fruit is defeated, or it returns to Jin, then the Qingxu Union will be one, and I am afraid that Shao Xu's advance and retreat will be well-founded, and it will be difficult to calm down. He suggested that Cao Wei's request for help should be promised on the surface, in order to strengthen his stubborn heart, and then send his army to attack Tici - "If you are tired of Ciping, then the north of the river will be my land, and Cao Wei's life and death have nothing to do with me." ”

Cheng Yao questioned and said: "This Duan Pi Yan and Liu Kun gather troops in Ji, and they may go south at any time, if I summon General Ji Long (Shi Hu) and others to return to the east, I am afraid that the annex will be lost, and if I stop resisting with the pawn of Jizhou, the crowd will be outnumbered, and it will be difficult to protect - how can I have the strength to attack again?" ”

Zhang Bin smiled slightly, and said: "The Duan clan is really not worried, I have a plan, so that Xianbei can not cross the Juma (Juma River, the boundary between the two states of Youyou and Hebei), then the Ming Duke can personally lead the army, and then he will be tired of it." ”

Shi Le was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Please also ask the right marquis to teach me!" ”

Zhang Bin first asked: "If the Ming Dynasty returns to Jizhou at the beginning, Duan Piyan and Liu Kun will lead their divisions to the south, and Shao Xu will echo again in disgust, we will not be able to resist." Ming Gong saw that his army was not together, but he wanted to break through the tiredness first, and led 8,000 troops to attack, when at that time, if Duan Piyan did not send Duan Wenyang to come, but since he sent the army from Fanyang to Bolu, then Xiangguo was in danger......" Speaking of this, he smiled slyly: "However, why can't he come until today?" ”

Cheng Yao immediately interjected: "It's because I bribed Duan Moqi generously and made it tie up Duan Piyan...... However, I am afraid that it will not last long. ”

Zhang Bin nodded: "Ziyuan also knows that relying only on Duan Moqi will not be able to drown Duan Piyan's army for a long time." However, the Duan clan of Liaoxi, how can they be alone in the two of them? ”

Shi Le waved his hand and said Okay, right Hou, don't go around in circles anymore, you can be blunt.

Zhang Bin arched his hand and said: "The minister's plan can be said to summon General Ji Long and others to rescue him, and the Duke of Ming will preemptively attack Jixian with 100,000 people, then Duan Piyan will be afraid to ...... when he hears it."

Cheng Yao pouted and said, "Can this bluff last?" ”

Shi Le glared at him, which means: You listen to what Youhou has said - I expect Youhou's plan to be not so simple.

Zhang Bin smiled incomprehensibly and said, "Ziyuan has a person in Youzhou, so he can try to say Duan Piyan, so that he can summon Duan Ji and Lu and others to go south, and then make Duan Moqi take the opportunity to divide the ......."

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Duan Piyan gathered soldiers and horses in Jixian County, stockpiled grain and grass, and looked for an opportunity to go south, but suddenly heard that Shi Le sent someone to summon Shi Hu and others to come back from Bingzhou, and planned to preemptively attack my Youzhou. He was feeling anxious, so some of his subordinates offered a plan, saying that only by hurrying to ask the Duke of Liaoxi to lead his troops to join him could he defeat Shile and then pacify Jizhou. Duan Piyan was overjoyed, so he followed the plan.

However, Duan Moqi was secretly instigated by Cheng Yao, but he ran to persuade Duan Ji Lu and Duan Shi Fuchen's brothers, saying: "Isn't it a shame to obey the orders of your father and brother and your children? Why did the Duke of Liaoxi obey Pi Pan's call? And now that Pi Pan is guarding the southern frontier, and Shi Le will merge with the state's pawns, no less than 100,000, Cheng is a strong enemy, he wants to use me to expand his territory, and he can collect the income alone, what good will we be? It's better to make peace with Shi Le for the time being, restrain Pi Yan to strictly guard the border, and not go south, I can go to attack Cui Yu in Liaodong first, and wait for Liaodong Ping, Yuwen and Murong will also surrender to the ministers, and then it will not be too late to compete with Shile for the glory of Hebei. ”

Duan Jilu's brothers had already sent troops to Beiping, and after listening to Duan Moqi's words, they immediately retreated and sent an envoy to Xiangguo to reiterate the meaning of peace. If these two simply don't move, they will just go back, but they will turn back halfway up, Murong Diao and Yuwen She, both of them will be puzzled, so they will give up the agreement with Duan Piyan, and they will not go south again.

Duan Pipan's plan for the southern expedition had to be terminated, he personally ran to apologize to Liu Kun, but Liu Kun's expression was not depressed, and he comforted Duan Piyan and said: "The slaves have just been annexed to the state, and the place has not been appeased. As long as the elder brother (the two are already about brothers) keep in mind the enmity of the country, there will always be a day when the karma slaves will be destroyed, so why owe it to Kun? It doesn't have to be that way. ”

But after Duan Piyan left, Liu Kun couldn't help crying loudly, and said to the left and right: "The opportunity is missed, don't you want me to take revenge this day?!" The Duke of Liaoxi actually retreated from the alliance because of the end of the few words, when I formed an alliance with Tuoba in the past, An had this matter?! ”

The news was reported to Xiangguo, and Shile was overjoyed. But he didn't immediately send troops to fight Tiny, because the news had just arrived: Kong Chang led his troops to attack Daijun, won a big victory, and Ji Tang died in battle; However, at that time, tens of thousands of displaced families in Si, Hebei, And, Yan and other prefectures fled to western Liaoning and northern Hebei, supporting Ma Yan, Feng? Lord, cut off the back road of the Qiang army, Kong Chang turned back to attack, and the displaced people were all based on the dock fort to defend it, and they couldn't even go down for a month.

Shi Le Nai wanted to personally send soldiers and horses to aid Kong Chang, Zhang Bin hurriedly dissuaded him, and ordered Li Hui to be the protector of Yibe, the general of Zhenwu, and the Taishou of Gaoyang, and ordered him to appease the displaced people. Li Hui has always had prestige, and many displaced people returned, and finally Feng? led his troops to surrender, Ma Yan fled eastward, drowning on the way, and the situation in the north was re-stabilized, and Daijun completely fell into the hands of Shile.

Shi Le added Li Hui as the son of Yiyang, 300 households, and at the same time increased Zhang Bin's 1,000 households, and wanted to enter his position as a former general, but Zhang Mengsun did not accept it.

Cheng Yao naturally gritted his teeth with hatred for this - you Zhang Bin has made meritorious service again, so what year and month should I wait until I can knock you off the stage and win the favor of the Ming Gong? So he sent a letter to Wang Gong through secret channels, saying that you don't claim to have a clever plan to bring down Zhang Bin? The last strategy didn't work, why, just be poor, and there is no back-up?

When Wang Gong received the letter, he was entertaining visitors from afar—not someone else, but Wen Qiao Wen Taizhen.

After Wen Qiao left Chang'an, he immediately walked eastward, and was stopped by Wang Gong halfway through. Wang Gong showed the seal ribbon and Pei Gai's handwritten certification documents, and invited Wen Qiao to "go and talk about it for the time being". So the two are still meeting for the first time, what do they want to say? The prince gave a clear statement: "Pei Da Sima made me supervise the generals of Xuzhou and look at the affairs of the East. Since Wen Jun is under Liu Sikong, he must be quite familiar with Youzhou and Hebei affairs, so he has consulted. "I want to ask you about the situation in Youzhou and Hebei Prefecture.

In this regard, Wen Qiao naturally couldn't refuse, so he followed Wang Gong and came to a village. Wang Gong had already set up a banquet to entertain Wen Qiao, but not long after the two of them had been talking, a letter suddenly came from outside, Wang Gong opened it and looked at it, and his eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly.

Wen Taizhen was already a little drunk at this time, so he didn't take the liberty and asked: "Guanqing seems to be worried, I don't know if I can solve it?" ”

Wang Gong left the letter, thought about it, and then said bluntly: "The letter is ...... from Hebei."