Approaching the beginning of summer, the sun shines brightly under the clear blue sky, and the Yellow River is surging up and down.

At this time, on the east bank of the Yellow River, the Eastern Wei army located in Puban was in full swing to build pontoon bridges for strategic attack, and the view from the high mountains was very spectacular. Many soldiers are wearing red scarves and shouting "trumpet" to the banks of the Yellow River to transport wood, some on their shoulders, some in three or two people, some in the bark of the grass rope, looking into the surging Yellow River, three pontoon bridges have been built to the middle of the Yellow River, several soldiers are using ropes to tighten their waists in the Yellow River with difficulty to fix the wood with straw ropes, and some carefully transport the required wood.

Look at the bank of the Yellow River again, large and small military tents are towering, smoke rises, one of the largest military tents in many military tents comes into view, there are two tiger-backed bear-shaped sergeants at the door, all wearing red helmets, wearing red cloaks, and standing guard at the door with a knife in their right hand, where they are the supreme commander of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Chinese military tent of the great prime minister Gao Huan.

I saw a general in a red cloak walking into the military tent with a knife, and the military map was hung high behind the table in the middle hall of the military tent, at this time a person with a crown was frowning and pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, seemingly very nervous, this person was Gao Huan, the supreme commander of the Eastern Wei Army, and there were generals on both sides, on the left was Gao Huan's strategist scholar Xue Xuan (this prince has always been Gao Huan's confidant) holding a small feather fan in his right hand, watching Gao Huan walk around, and behind him was the fierce general Peng Le (this duke is Gao Huan's cronies, in the battle between Gao Huan and Erzhu, He had twice rode into the enemy formation alone, unstoppable, and the battle of Hanling played a key role) was also looking at Gao Huan blankly, and on the right was the Metropolitan Governor Hu Lujin who was also looking at Gao Huan in a daze, only to see the general in the red cloak come in and stand directly behind the Dadu Governor Hu Lujin.

At this time, Gao Huan saw the person coming and said, "Ziru is here?" ”

It turned out to be Sima Ziru, a descendant of the Sima family of the Western Jin Dynasty, and at this time Sima Ziru hurriedly replied: "Yes, King Gao!" If the king of Gao has any orders, the minister will do it immediately! ”

Gao Huan stopped and glanced at Sima Ziru and said: "Didn't you say it, I'm just the prime minister, on behalf of the Son of Heaven to supervise the country, and you can't do anything to trespass, two years ago, it was because I didn't know how to restrain my words and deeds, so that Emperor Xiaowu was humiliated and fled into Guanzhong, causing chaos in the four states of Hebei, And, Qing, and You, and at the same time, I also gave Guanzhong Yuwentai an orthodox banner, which led to today's confrontation with me."

Sima Ziru immediately replied: "My subordinates are wrong, Prime Minister!" ”

Gao Huan then said thoughtfully: "Ziru, what is the key to this battle? What do you say? ”

Sima Ziru replied with a roll of his eyes: "Prime Minister is far-sighted, the key to this battle is General Dou Tai's 10,000 heavy cavalry, if this sharp knife can penetrate the Western Wei Dynasty's unstable foothold at the fastest speed, even if it can't immediately destroy the Western Wei Dynasty and capture Yuwentai, it can also compress them to Longyou in one fell swoop, that local minister knows that it has always been a poor and remote country, and the environment is extremely harsh. ”

Gao Huan listened quietly and smiled and said, "I still know my heart, I hope it is as you say!" ”

Gao Huan asked Peng Le on the left with a sideways face: "When will the pontoon bridge be built?" ”

Peng Le stepped forward and replied: "Prime Minister, three days!" ”

Gao Huan said solemnly: "Be fast, you can't give Yuwentai a chance to breathe, you have to build it in front of General Gao Gao and General Dou Tai, and then we will be in Chang'an!" I'll have no worries anymore! ”

Peng Le hurriedly responded: "No, Prime Minister! The subordinates are constantly urging day and night to step up the construction of pontoon bridges! ”

Gao Huan breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said to the people in the account: "You guys go down, I'm tired!" ”

After the four of them bowed, they walked out of the tent of the Chinese army in order, and the Metropolitan Governor Hu Lujin said freely: "Everyone, how about drinking in my tent?" ”

Peng Le hurriedly bowed and said: "The general can be worry-free, but I don't dare, in the battle of Hanling, I made a mistake because of drunkenness, and I almost dealt with my military law!" The knives are all on my neck, wow cool wow cool, fortunately thanks to your intercession, I can avoid the death penalty, if it weren't for the desperate fight against Zhu Zhao, maybe you won't be able to see me at this time! He touched his neck as he spoke.

Hu Lujin said with a smile that he didn't care: "The prime minister had no intention of killing you, but it scared you!" ”

Peng Le said innocently: "Next time, Metropolitan Governor, next time I invite you, I have to supervise the construction of the pontoon bridge, and I will accompany you!" As he spoke, he hurried away.

Everyone laughed heartily when they saw Peng Lehuhu's appearance.

Hu Lujin then said to Sima Ziru: "Brother Ziru, what about you? Why don't you come with me to the tent for a drink! ”

Sima Ru bowed his hand and said: "Dadu Governor next time, I have been feeling unwell recently, I don't know if it is because of the weather, or I am staying in a different place, I always feel weak in my limbs, next time I invite you, Dadu Governor!" ”

Hu Lujin said disdainfully: "What's wrong with this? What's wrong? ”

Sima Ziru was afraid of offending the Metropolitan Governor Hu Lujin, so he hurriedly bowed and apologized: "General, don't blame! There is a Han Dynasty jade pot in my house, and wine is like drinking sweet springs when you put it in! Wait until you return to Jinyang and send it to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion for the Metropolitan Governor to play! ”

Hu Lujin's eyes lit up and said, "Really? Don't let me! ”

Sima Ziru hurriedly said: "Indeed! Governor, I'll take my leave! ”

Sima Ziru bowed to the strategists Xue Xuangong and Hu Lujin and left.

The general Hu Lujin said to the strategist Xue Xuan: "Strategist, there are only you and I left, you have to give me face!" ”

Strategist Xue Xuan fanned it with a small feather fan in his right hand and said, "The Metropolitan Governor is not afraid of getting drunk and making mistakes? ”

Dadu Governor Hu Lujin said nonchalantly: "Building a pontoon bridge is just a feint!" Then he whispered: "I know the prime minister's thoughts, so let Gao Gao and Dou Tai gnaw off the hard bones, he usually always boasts about how he leads the troops, I just happened to be busy, wouldn't it be happy!" ”

The strategist Xue Xuan smiled and said: "The Metropolitan Governor actually privately figured out the prime minister's thoughts, aren't you afraid of attracting death in the future?" ”

General Hu Lujin said: "I followed the prime minister when he started, and I have already been close to the prime minister!" ”

The strategist Xue Xuan laughed, and then said, "Governor, it's very funny! Okay, let's go to your tent, just in time to discuss something with you! ”

Hu Lujin said with a puzzled face: "What is it?" So mysterious? ”

Strategist Xue Xuan said as he walked: "Let's talk about it in your tent!" ”

The two of them talked and laughed and walked towards Hu Lujin's military tent on the left.

After saying goodbye to the two, Sima Ziru went straight back to his military tent, opened the big tent, and saw a young man in the account with a jade tree in the wind, a white long robe, tied his hair, sitting quietly at the table on the left side of the middle hall and fiddling with the gossip with a calculation chip, his appearance was very delicate, and the sergeant outside the account was very different, and saw Sima Ziru get up after returning to the big tent and said: "Teacher, did you tell the student what the prime minister said?" I don't know how the prime minister decides? ”

Sima Ziru walked to the desk in the middle hall of the big tent and sat down, poured a glass of wine and drank it all, breathed a long sigh of relief, and continued beautifully: "I didn't dare to say it, King Gao can't listen to any advice at all now, and always wants to take Guanzhong in one go, Ling Xuan, your analysis is in place, the key is to see if Dou Mangfu understands the prime minister's strategy!" ”

I saw Su Sui put down the calculation chip in his hand, got up and picked up the wine jug, and poured wine for Sima Ziru while saying, "The student thought that he would lose this battle!" ”

Sima Zi straightened his back consciously, but the wine in his hand spilled on his clothes, and he rubbed it directly with his hands, and asked anxiously, "Why?" How could our army's superior strength be defeated by the poor and unstable Western Wei? ”

Su Sui put down the wine bottle and said unhurriedly: "Since the prime minister pacified the Erzhu group, since the strong in various places, he has won a big victory and is arrogant, and he is used to bringing the existing strategic thinking into the pass, you must know that Yuwentai is known to be wise and brave and strategic, although his troops are small, but they are all elite soldiers, both strategic depth, and a fairly sober sense of smell, on the other hand, the Eastern Wei Dynasty soldiers are easy to underestimate the enemy after the previous big victories, and the students think that the prime minister may have encountered a real rival in his life!"

Sima Ziru immediately asked Su Sui to be quiet, and said nervously: "Our army is 100,000 troops, how many people are there in the Western Wei army?" How can you lose easily? My Eastern Wei army can drown them with a mouthful of spittle, how do you know that Yuwentai must be the prime minister's fierce rival? ”

Su Sui replied: "The way of the battlefield is not all about the number of people, it lies in the overall consideration, the court is strategic, the army is the heart of the people, and at present, the Eastern Wei Dynasty has just peaced the civil strife, but the prime minister does not think about the government, but the army goes on an expedition, and the major affairs of the country must not be observed!" The prime minister likes to balance the court, and the royal people do have a way, but the government is... ”

Sima Ziru said thoughtfully: "You are bold! The prime minister treats me as deeply as the sea, don't talk about the prime minister in private! But after thinking about it, he whispered: "Then do I advise the prime minister now?" ”

Su Sui replied: "Now that the arrow is on the string, the prime minister may not accept your words!" At that time, the teacher will be suspicious, and he will be an official next to the prime minister, and the pros and cons will be obvious, and if he wants to be invincible in the court, he would rather say auspicious words than unfavorable words, and if something happens, the teacher can also hide from it. Su Sui turned around at this time, walked to the table on the left, picked up the calculation chip, and continued to fiddle with the gossip patterns on the table.

Sima Ziru said indignantly: "Knowing that the lord is wrong and not admonishing is not the way of a human minister!" Then he thought about it: "Have you overestimated Yuwentai of the Western Wei Dynasty, I remembered that you are also a wealthy family in Guanzhong, and your ancestor served as a servant during the period of Emperor Wen of Wei!" Judging things will naturally be biased towards hometown! ”

Su Sui looked at the excited Sima Ziru and replied helplessly: "I have been following the teacher for many years, and the students have planned for the teacher twice, but there is a failure?"

Sima Ziru shook his head and said, "That's not true!" ”

Su Sui said: "The students have traveled and surveyed for many years, and what they are looking for is also a holy lord who can truly help the world and the country, with the help of calming the chaos in the world and returning peace to all sentient beings!" ”

Without waiting for Su Sui to finish speaking, Sima Ziru rushed to speak in frustration: "Is there a peaceful world?" Since I can remember, my Sima family has become the glory of the past, the ancestor Sima Yi looked down on the world back then, and used the scholar clan to crush the clan relatives in Cao Wei, master the military and political affairs of a country, and consume Zhuge Kongming, how majestic! What a mind! Although I am a side branch but also a royal family, after the Eastern Jin Dynasty can only be reduced to the puppet in the hands of the gate lord nobles, the ancestors to avoid Liu Yu's extermination, in order to avoid war, only to help the old and young all the way back to their hometown Wen County, the people of the world are displaced, the people are not living, when did you really have a clear peace? After speaking, he frowned, picked up the wine on the table, and drank it all.

Su Sui said with feeling: "What the teacher said is very true, if there is a bright master, the world will be safe, the world has been in turmoil for many years, and the world can only see the light again when it is chaotic!" Now with the Yellow River as the boundary, the Northern Wei Dynasty is divided into two, what is the key to war? ”

Sima Ziru asked anxiously, "What's the key?" ”

Su Xuan said calmly: "The key lies in the people's morale, the key is internal affairs, the outside must first be settled, now the Eastern Wei Dynasty has internal troubles, do not think of diligent internal affairs, civil strife has just been calmed, but eager to raise troops to pacify the Western Wei, can only lead to a big defeat!" ”

Sima Ziru looked at the protégé in front of him and said helplessly: "Your words are certainly reasonable, but the military and political affairs of a country, especially military affairs, are not something that we can control, in the final analysis, we are just an insignificant chess piece under the imperial ranks, whether we fight or not, it is up to the prime minister!" After saying that, Sima Ziru and Su Sui both fell into deep thought at this time, as if they were waiting for this big battle to come...