At this time in Xuzhou, Cao Pi heard that Dian Wei and Zang Ba had fled back to Chang'an safe and sound, his face was so angry that his face turned green, he was furious, and pointed at Deng Zhan and said: "Zhanfei, didn't you think I promised to kill Dian Wei and Zang Ba?" How did things get to this now? Hmph, the boiled ducks are flying, do you still have the face to see me? ”

Deng Zhan trembled, then knelt down and said: "Lord, the last general is guilty, it's all blame for the last general underestimating the combat power of the two thieves and birds, Dian Wei and Zang Ba, the last general sent one hundred and twenty first-class assassins one after another this time, but I didn't expect the two of them to be wearing armor and fully armed, and there was also a battalion of soldiers with them, this battalion of soldiers should be the elite sent by Zhao Yun, my people took advantage of the favorable conditions to design an ambush, but unexpectedly he was killed and wounded, and only two and a half people escaped back......"

"How do you call two and a half?" Cao Pi frowned when he heard this, and asked suspiciously.

"Oh, that's right, there were originally three people who escaped, but one of them died of blood loss not long after escaping, so it is equivalent to only two escapes, three and two equals, so the last general said two and a half."

"It turns out that Zhao Yun has already sent someone to greet him, it seems that this Liu He still attaches great importance to Dian Wei and the two of them. Since the other party has sent so many people, then your defeat is understandable, but in this way, we have two more big enemies, plus Zang Ba is alive, so those Taishan thieves in the past will be a threat to us, once they rebel, we will be in trouble, so it seems that we should strike first in the future and destroy this team first. ”

Cao Pi's brows furrowed, and then he was using his brain, thinking about what excuse he should find to get rid of these Taishan thieves.

At this time, I suddenly heard a report from the guards, saying that Sima Yi asked to see him.

When Cao Pi heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Sima Zhongda is here, this is great, this person has always been resourceful, I think there must be a way to help me solve this problem." ”

Previously, Cao Pi appointed Sima Yi to preside over Cao Cao's funeral, which made the whole funeral very successful and smooth, which also showed Sima Yi's ability, so afterwards Cao Pi used this as an excuse to show Sima Yi as the East Cao Peng and the general of Anxi.

While speaking, I saw Sima Yi come to the front and salute Cao Pi Shili: "Lord, Yi heard that you led people to hunt down Dian Wei and Zang Ba before and failed, and knew that our army would face a catastrophe in the near future, so I came to see the lord before, hoping to help the lord resolve the disaster." ”

"Huh? I don't know why our army has a big disaster? Chungda, don't make such jokes. When Cao Pi heard this, he was suddenly slightly shocked, but he still couldn't believe that what Sima Yi said was true, so he said this.

I saw Sima Yi say slowly: "The lord chased and killed Dian Wei and Zang Ba before, and now these two people have taken refuge in the Duke of Qin, presumably the Duke of Qin will definitely find a way to get angry for these two generals and lead the army to crusade against us, the former lord abolished the queen, it is a good excuse for the Duke of Qin to send troops, he will definitely not let go of such an opportunity, and at the same time, since Zang Ba has left, then his old department will definitely be unhappy, if the Duke of Qin leads the army to conscript, these people will definitely be willing to do internal response, and at that time, they will not even need to be killed by the army of the Duke of Qin, We risk perishing to these outlaws. ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and after a while, he sighed leisurely and said: "What you said Zhong Da is exactly what I am worried about, and I am also thinking about how to get rid of these Taishan thieves." ”

At this time, I only heard Sima Yi say: "But there are tens of thousands of thieves in Taishan, and it is difficult to get rid of them in a hurry, and it may even cause turmoil. ”

"Oh? I wonder what Zhongda's clever plan is? When Cao Pi heard this, he was overjoyed and said to Sima Yi: "Please advise." ”

Sima Yi didn't dare to say anything, and then said: "The lord should know, in fact, with the strength of our army, even if the Taishan thieves are all deadly, we are not the opponent of the Duke of Qin, to tell the truth, we are just stealing peace now, because of this, the old lord will die of depression, Yi has a plan, can completely get rid of the shadow of the Duke of Qin, that is, to lead the army to the east to conquer the Wa State, Xia Guan has learned after investigation over the years, the Wa State is now fighting a civil war, we arrived there to use Huairou means, to win over a gang, to fight a gang, Then supplemented by the art of war, the power of sharp weapons, then the country of the country is not worried about peace, the country of the country of thousands of miles, we can develop there, if the Han is strong, we just need to look on the sidelines, once there is turmoil, we can take advantage of the situation to lead the army to counterattack, seize the Han world, now these Taishan thieves in Xuzhou is also troublesome, it is better for the lord to allocate to the lower officials, then the lower officials to lead these people to conquer the Japanese, when they travel far across the ocean, will not have dissent, and can help us open up the territory, why not? ”

"Huh? That's a good idea. When Cao Pi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, not only can he get rid of the big trouble, but also help himself to expand the territory, in case he can't support it on the mainland, he can also run to the country to take refuge, maybe one day the Central Plains is really in civil strife, and he or his descendants can kill it back.

However, Cao Pi then thought of one more thing, frowned and said, "But in this way, once Duke Qin leads the army to fight, won't we be even more powerless to stop it?" I am relying on Zhongda to help me defend against the enemy, and I can't leave for a while, and once you leave, I really don't know how to resist Liu He's invasion. ”

Sima Yi said with a smile: "This matter is actually simple, although the Son of Heaven abolished the queen, but after all, this matter is the meaning of the Son of Heaven, as long as the Son of Heaven explains it to him clearly, he has no excuse, on the other hand, now that Liu Hexin has annexed Jiangdong, his prestige has increased greatly, so he urgently needs to establish his prestige through war, but it is not without other ways to let him establish his prestige, the lord can protect him as a prince to the Son of Heaven, and even add nine tin, so that his prestige can be established, and inherit the lord's feelings, If there is no particularly big change, it will not be easy to send troops to commit it within a few years. And in the past few years, if we go well, we will be able to take the Wa Kingdom, even if we can't take it, we will definitely be able to get more than half of their land, and at that time, if the Duke of Qin insists on committing it, the Lord Duke can go to the Wa Kingdom to claim the king and hegemon. ”

"Okay, it's decided, Zhongda, if there really is such a day in the future, you will be my prime minister." Seeing that Sima Yi had such a good idea, Cao Pi immediately made a decision and decided to make Sima Yi the general of the expedition to the east and lead an army of 30,000 to conquer the Wa Kingdom. At the same time, in order to appease Liu He's emotions, the above table promoted Liu He, the Duke of Qin, to the king of Qin, opened the mansion, and added Jiuxi.