In May 260, Cao Chao, the fourth emperor of Cao Wei, "raised troops" (the army was indeed too reluctant) to attack the general Sima Zhao of Cao Wei and was defeated and killed.

Although due to Cao Wei's usurpation of the Han Dynasty, the scholars of this era did not attach much importance to the concept of monarch and minister's discipline. But after all, it was the king who fought against his courtiers, and the courtiers killed the king. So for a while, the Sima family was very passive in public opinion.

Therefore, Sima Zhao had to take out Chengji's head and the lives of the three clans of Chengji: Jia Chong is such a good dog, he is really reluctant to kill it. Besides, Jia Chong is a scholar, and that is a real "person". Cheng Ji was born as a commoner, but he was nothing more than mud brought from the soles of his shoes to his pants......

Since such a big killing weapon as "razing the three tribes" has been activated again, it cannot raze one of the three tribes. Soon, Shangshu Wang Jing was charged with dividing the monarch and ministers and wiped out the three clans. Correspondingly, Wang Ye and Wang Shen were promoted to become wealthy. After this matter slowly subsided, Sima Zhao promoted Jia Chong's Pavilion Marquis to a townsman - the world turned black and white upside down, nothing more than this.

But in any case, this time the Sima family suffered a big loss: because Chengji was razed by the three clans, the private soldiers of the Sima family turned away from the Sima family. Because of Cao Chao's death, the Sima family's intention to be crowned duke was delayed for a long time. In the next few years, the Sima family will try their best to appease the dissatisfaction of Cao Wei's other clans, sell enough national interests to satisfy the greed of the clans, and use more generous money to win back the hearts of the soldiers at the bottom......

Shu Han and Dongwu took advantage of Cao Chao's death to get a good respite.

But well......

"Your Majesty, the puppet Wei had a monarchicide incident, and the government and the opposition were shaken. This is a rare opportunity. My Han should take this opportunity to raise the strength of the country and go on another Northern Expedition! ”

At the June meeting of Jingyao's third year, as soon as it opened, Jiang Wei jumped out and asked for another Northern Expedition. As soon as these words came out, everyone from the emperor to the ministers to the eunuchs in the palace frowned.

"General, our army returned in vain the year before last, and now it has been less than two years since the last return to the DPRK, can't we take a break for a while?"

The first to speak was Shang Shuling Fan Jian. The current boss of the Jingzhou faction did not oppose the Northern Expedition in his heart, but he still couldn't stand the Northern Expedition with such a high frequency.

"Shang Shuling, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again!"

"Enough! Jiang Boyo! Did you know? Your mobile regiment will be dispatched once, and the monthly food consumption will be calculated in 100,000 stones. After the battle, the soldiers' salaries and pensions were calculated in tens of millions. The year before last, you sent troops once, and the treasury was empty for a year! This year, I finally have a surplus, and if you send troops again, the treasury will be empty again! ”

"Siyuan, how is this possible? I didn't talk about it a few years ago, but in the past three years, my big man's income has skyrocketed! ”

"It's really gone up a lot. But this new addition was quickly spent. Do you know that since the sixteenth year of Yanxi, you have sent troops every year, and the financial situation of the imperial court has been extremely tight. Not only can the bereavement pensions of the soldiers who died in previous battles not be paid in full at one time, but even Dujiangyan has not been overhauled for five years! Last year, it was rare that you did not send troops, and the imperial court had the money to distribute all the pensions for the fallen soldiers in the Battle of Duangu. In addition, 10,000 people were mobilized to re-overhaul and dredge Dujiangyan...... Not only Dujiangyan, but also weir ponds and river embankments in the basin must all be dredged and repaired. Otherwise, the grain fields will be reduced, and the people will not have enough to eat, how can you supply your Northern Expedition!? ”

"This ......"

In fact, Jiang Wei and Zhuge Zhan still didn't say a word: Your Majesty, the income of the imperial court has increased a lot recently, but most of it has been taken by you to repair the palace and choose concubines.

"Alright, alright. Zhuge servant, the general is your superior, how can you speak to the general in such a tone. Well, General, I mean, the Northern Expedition still has to continue. But as soon as the puppet Wei died the emperor, my Han raised troops to the Northern Expedition. This does not meet the criteria of a righteous war. What's more, the emperor of the puppet Wei was killed by the ministers, what is my Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty at this time? Avenge the emperor of the puppet Wei? What's more, what Shang Shuling and the servants said are the truth, in recent years, the country has been conquering again and again, and the people are miserable. So, I mean, let's take a break for two years. ”

As soon as Liu Chan said this, Qian Zhou's tears were about to come out - how many years have passed, His Majesty the Emperor is finally no longer obsessed with the Northern Expedition to reflect the regularity of this regime: "Your Majesty is benevolent to the people, and the blessing of the Han Dynasty." The minister seconded. ”

"I'll second."

There is no doubt that with the death of Chen Yuan, the power of the entire Shu Han court has shifted. The anti-war faction and the postponement of the Northern Expedition have become the mainstream of the court. Jiang Wei is already alone in the Shu Han court.

But none of this has anything to do with Guan Yi.

Fuling County, Fairy Mountain, Fuxing School.

With a "squeak", the door of a student dormitory was gently pushed open. Guan Yi held a candlestick and walked in gently.

Softly walked to a student's bedside, sat down, and blew out the candles. Then Guan Yi began to gently massage the student's legs, which had become very stiff.

Since the relocation of the Fuxing School here, Guan Yi has also been resident here. The production of county affairs and Fuxing Society was handed over to Li Mi and Sun Gang and others respectively. For more than a year, he rarely went down the mountain except for major events such as the annual meeting of the Fuxing Society.

And every night when he enters the student dormitory to give a massage to the trainees who have trained for a day, he will do this every night since he entered the Fairy Mountain, as long as he does not go down the mountain halfway.

The young body under his hand began to tremble slightly, and Guan Yi smiled lightly: "Li Erdan, wake up when you wake up, how hard it is to endure it like this." ”

The young man named Li Erdan was already in tears at this time: "Mountain chief, students are not hard. The mountain is hard work. For more than a year, the mountain chief slept later than us every night, regardless of wind or rain. Student...... The students are ashamed......"

"Well, what are you ashamed of? Didn't finish today's subject? ”

"Well, Lao A's third stage of martial arts training has to support ten rounds under the attack of an instructor who is not difficult. Students have not passed for two months in a row. ”

"Hehe, it's only two months, isn't it four months for each stage? No hurry, no hurry. ”

"Mountain chief, students used to be in Wuling Mountain, and they didn't have enough food and clothing, let alone literacy and reading. It was the chief of the mountain who undressed me and pushed me to eat. He also taught me to read and write. If it weren't for the mountain chief, the student would have died in a ravine long ago...... Now the mountain chief will face the battle of destroying the country in two or three years. If students don't learn their skills now, how can they work for the mountain chief in the future! ”

"Huh? Who told you all this? ”

"Uh...... The mountain chief forgives sins. Yes, it was Mr. Ma who told you. ”

"This horse has been, what a bastard. Li Erdan, you are still young, only thirteen years old this year. It's normal to lag behind your classmates in skills training. So don't feel guilty. As for the two or three years of the war, hehehe, you were only fifteen or sixteen years old at that time, and you had not yet been crowned. It's not your turn to go to war. ”

"Mountain Chief!" When Li Erdan heard Guan Yi say this, he jumped up from the bed excitedly, and his tone became extremely intense: "The mountain chief is kind to me Li Erdan!" If you can't help the mountain chief when he is in danger! So what is my life worth?! ”

"Hmm~~~ Well, why are you all up?"

I don't know when the candlestick in the dormitory has been lit, and the other nine boys in the entire dormitory all knelt neatly in front of Guan Yi. The boy at the head, Guan Yi recognized, his name was Ai Fei, a Bizka, seventeen years old this year.

"Mountain Chief, we waited for either Hermes-Epitek or Bizka before. Before meeting the mountain chief, they were all poor children who were precarious and would die at any time. It was the mountain chief who brought us the dawn of hope. In our hearts, there is no big man, and there is no Wei Wu. In our hearts, there is only the mountain chief. If it is two or three years later, the mountain chief will support the big man. Then we will follow the mountain chief to support the big man. If the mountain chief wants to be the emperor of the Han Dynasty, we will also ......."

"Shut up! What nonsense! What did that bastard teach you?! Alright, that's all for tonight, turn off the lights, and sleep well! Tomorrow's training is up! ”

……

Walking out of the student dormitory and returning to his dormitory, a figure appeared in the darkness.

Guan Yi let out a long breath and said softly: "Change it, it's hard." ”

"Gentleman, this is what we must do."

"You say...... Isn't it shameless for us to do this? ”

"It's shameless, but it's shameless."