The sun is setting in the west, and night is gradually falling.

The sun at night is silent.

In the newly built palace city before the ruins of Shangyang, the camp of the Imperial Forest Army, one of the ordinary wings, in the wings, an oil lamp emitted this soft light, reflecting the slender figures of two young people.

Xiahou Ling wore a robe, sat cross-legged, his face was indifferent, his expression was calm, his eyes looked at Cao Pi who was sitting opposite, and asked, "How did you talk to Sima Fang?" ”

"Brother, you don't know, those old guys are really hateful, they are simply lions with big mouths!"

After Cao Pi returned to Luoyang, the first contact was Xiahou Ling, in his heart, the power of the family is just to use each other, and only Xiahou Ling is worth relying on.

When he heard this, his face was a little cold, his expression was angry, and he said in a deep voice: "If we can't only rely on their strength to support us now, I can't wait to send troops directly and destroy them!" ”

It is undeniable that he does need the support of the Guanzhong family now, and only their support can allow him to return to the imperial court, compete for the crown prince, and even ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Honor.

But when he thought of Sima Fang's smiling old face that day, he couldn't wait to send troops to pacify those Guanzhong families.

No wonder his father has always been so wary of these families.

This is not unreasonable.

These Guanzhong families are the moths of the Great Wei, usually obedient and obedient, with fangs coming out, almost wanting to swallow the Great Wei court, this appetite is not ordinarily big.

"They want the position of prime minister? Or is it the position of a captain, or they can't even get the position of a general? ”

Xiahou Ling's eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze crossed a cold glow, and asked.

In today's imperial court, these positions can make them tempted.

"Hmph, you're underestimating them. They all do! ”

Cao Pi clenched his fists, slammed the bookcase hard, and said with some unhappiness: "Sima Fang, that old guy is now sure that the prince can only rely on them, so he wants to take away these positions that control the government and the opposition in one breath, Yang Biao's old guy is from a background, and he is directly staring at the position of the prime minister." They have already begun to win over the officials of the DPRK and China, preparing to impeach Xun Yu, as long as Xun Yu falls, Guo Jiayuan is in Bishui Pass, and the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, and it will be easy to win the position of Tai Lieutenant at that time, and as for Zhang Liao, the defeat of Youzhou is the best excuse! ”

"Hehe, they're greedy enough!"

Xiahou Ling smiled coldly: "People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants." They have such great ability, they want to swallow a few giants of the court in one go, I think it is death, but these wealthy families still have a lot of ability, these days the boiling people's hearts, overwhelming rumors, it is estimated that they are all their handiwork, it is really difficult to deal with! ”

"Hmph. When he waits for Cao Pi to obtain the throne, he will follow his father's methods. Kill them all, not one will be left, I see how arrogant they are! ”

Cao Pi gritted his teeth, his face was smashed.

"Now you have to rely on their strength to return to the court, you must not say this nonsense in front of them!"

Xiahou Ling was very calm, and said calmly: "Be careful to make a 10,000-year-old ship." As long as you don't succeed in seizing the position of the prince for a day, in front of them, you should still behave softly and make them think that you are a bully, so that they will be directional. will let you do your best to help you! ”

"I understand!"

Cao Pi nodded, he thought about it, looked a little nervous, and said in a low voice: "Brother, how is my father's situation now?" ”

What he is more worried about now is Cao Cao.

If Cao Cao had woken up, he would have done nothing.

That's Cao Wei's day.

If it weren't for the fall of the day, even if Cao Pi was given another tiger guts, he would not dare to return to Luoyang to kill himself.

"His Majesty is still unconscious, but as far as I know, he is in good health!"

Xiahou Ling said in a deep voice: "It's just that if you want to wake up and manage the government normally, it will take at least two or three months, as long as you abolish the prince and become the prince during this period of time, everything will be much smoother!" ”

He didn't expect that Xun Yu's concealment and killing Hua Tuo on the surface made him relax a lot in this regard, but they had already secretly dropped the condemned prisoner and let Hua Tuo take care of Cao Cao in secret.

Now Cao Cao is recovering very well, some beyond his expectations, I am afraid that there is only a month or two before he can stand up again.

"If you want to abolish the crown prince, this Cao Zixiu is not easy to deal with!" Cao Pi breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought of his brother Cao Ang, he still frowned slightly.

"The loss of Yuzhou and the defeat of Kanto are the best opportunity to bring him down, and now, Zihuan, if you don't want to be imprisoned in the imperial tomb for the rest of your life, then you have to fight."

The corners of Xiahou Ling's mouth raised a sneer, and he said coldly: "The defeat of Yuzhou is your only chance, only this opportunity can you turn defeat into victory, if you miss this opportunity, you can only go back to Jizhou in a gray way!" ”

"I'll obey my brother in everything!"

Cao Pi nodded and said.

"By the way, Jizhou is stable?" Xiahou Ling's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he suddenly asked.

Jizhou is a very important weight.

But as far as he knows, Jizhou has fallen under the control of Cui Zhouping, Cui Zhouping was once Fang Shi's subordinate, Cao Pi doesn't know, can he still not know?

He believed that Jin Yiwei would definitely make a move.

He only hoped that this action would not affect Cao Pi's operation.

"Brother, please rest assured, Cui Zhouping's ability is extraordinary, and he is loyal to me, there should be no problem, there are also a few capable people left in our army to keep an eye on him, these people are the subordinates assigned to me by the king of Hanzhong at the beginning, and they control the military power, even if he Cui Zhouping has different intentions and wants to stand on his own, it is difficult to make a difference!"

Cao Pi said confidently: "With him in Jizhou, we have one more foreign aid, which is like a tiger with wings!" ”

"King of Hanzhong?" Xiahou Ling squinted slightly, and his eyes flashed with a cold glow: "What is his attitude?" ”

He didn't expect Cao Pi to actually pull Zhang Lu into the water.

"He has always maintained an attitude of not being near or far, and has never expressed his position!"

Cao Pi said with a wry smile: "He has sent a lot of masters to help me before, and it is also the generals of the Hanzhong Army under him that let me gain a firm foothold in the army. And now that he controls the Luoyang army, he must want to sell it at a good price for himself! ”

"Take him down, with his help, things will go a lot smoother, and Zihuan. We must hurry up on this matter! ”

Xiahou Ling's eyes were deep: "I just learned a piece of news, Cao Zixiu has returned from Bishui Pass under the escort of Jia Xu, and he will return to Luoyang in a day at most, once he returns to Luoyang, I'm afraid it will not be as easy to deal with as a puppet Cao Zhang!" ”

"So fast?"

When Cao Pi heard this, he was shocked, he was still very jealous of his brother Cao Ang. Of course, what he was even more afraid of was Guo Jia: "What about Guo Fengxiao?" ”

"He won't be returning to Luoyang for the time being!"

Xiahou Ling said with a smile: "In order to block the Eastern Wu army from entering Guanzhong, he must sit in Bishui Pass, and at one moment or three, I am afraid that he will not be able to return to Luoyang!" ”

"That's good!"

Cao Pi's nervousness suddenly relaxed: "We can have one less enemy, Guo Jia flooded the three armies in Runan, not only destroyed the Central Army of Eastern Wu, but also plunged the entire Runan into dire straits. It's too cruel, if he is in Luoyang. It's a bit bad for us! ”

"One flood and three armies?"

Xiahou Ling sneered, and in the depths of his eyes, a faint killing intent erupted: "Butcher! ”

"Brother, do you think Xun Yu will compromise?"

Cao Pi was still a little worried in his heart: "Although the influence of the Guanzhong family is strong, after all, there are no soldiers in their hands, even if Xun Yu compromises for the sake of the overall situation." Zhang Wenyuan is so strong, he hates me to the core, how can he give up! ”

"Zihuan, have you heard a sentence!"

Xiahou Ling quickly regained his composure and said indifferently: "Those who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes." Now you are barefoot, and if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent, but they have to estimate the entire Great Wei country, and the smarter the person, the more jealous and more fearful.

Although Xun Wenruo has the talent of Wang Zuozhi, he is extremely smart and extraordinary, but now His Majesty has fallen into a coma, the dragons in the court have no leader, and the burden of the society of the Great Wei Jiangshan is all on him, he will inevitably be afraid, for the stability of the Great Wei, he can accept all compromises, as long as he can keep the Great Wei Dynasty, who will be the prince, he doesn't care very much! ”

"So he can also allow me to return to the court?"

Cao Pi's eyes brightened.

"It depends on whether you have enough ability to make him jealous of you!"

Xiahou Ling said: "There are two things you have to keep in mind, first, no matter what the price is, the Guanzhong family must stand behind you, so that you can have enough influence in the land of Guanzhong, and second, Jizhou must also be in your hands, so that you can have the confidence to make their compromises, understand?" ”

"I see!"

Cao Pi nodded solemnly and looked at Xiahou Ling, with a touch of respect in his eyes.

In his heart, Xiahou Ling was wholeheartedly giving advice to him.

"Zihuan, there is one more thing I want to make clear to you, I can't help unless I have to!"

Xiahou Ling said in a low voice: "Today's situation is very different, for the overall situation of the Great Wei, the Imperial Forest Army is absolutely not moving, in the case of not moving troops, it is best to control the overall situation smoothly, the battle of the imperial court, it must also be a sword and sword, we have to surrender for the overall situation of the Great Wei, now the Great Wei, can not withstand the toss, and I stay out of the matter, it is also a way for you to live, this battle, you may not be able to win, even if there is a **** defeat, I can at least save your life, so I need you to do one thing, Don't let the ghost pawn know that you have seen me, or I have contacted you, the person you see when you enter the palace will not be me, you must find a Cao disciple as a substitute for the dead ghost, you know? ”

His identity is becoming more and more unhidden, and he must use Cao Pi to confuse the ghost.

He believed that Cao Pi's whereabouts had always been under the watchful eye of the ghost.

Only in this way can we divert attention.

"Brother's love today, I remember it in my heart, if I can ascend to the position of a great treasure one day, I will live up to my brother's help today!"

Cao Pi was a little moved and nodded cautiously.

"Hehe, I just think that you are more suitable than Zi Xiu to inherit the Great Wei Jiangshan!"

Xiahou Ling said calmly.

One day in the future, some things are exposed, and I am afraid that Cao Pi has the urge to crush him to ashes.

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Following.

Prime Minister's Mansion.

Xun Yu handled a few books, then raised his head from the mountains of books on the bookcase, and rubbed his somewhat tired temples with both hands: "Your Majesty, if you don't wake up again, this Great Wei Dynasty will be in chaos!" ”

The defeat of the Kwantung War had an unprecedented impact on the Great Wei Dynasty.

Now that people are panicking, external and internal troubles, he has somewhat lost control of the whole situation.

Wang Zuozhicai was only an assistant after all, and without Cao Cao's deterrent power, he couldn't bear it after all.

"Prime Minister, Zhong Xuan asks to see!" The voice of a guard rang out.

"Let him in!"

"No!"

After a while, the guards invited Zhong Xuan into the government affairs hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Yuan Chang, didn't I let you stare at them?" Xun Yu put down the brush in his hand to review the book, raised his head slightly, looked at Zhong Xuan, and said in a deep voice.

"Prime Minister, they've already made a move!"

Zhong Xuan sat down, his eyes deep: "The goal is clear and accurate, Yang Ling!" ”

"Yang Order?"

When Xun Yu heard this, a sneer rose at the corner of his mouth: "That's all their appetite is, I don't believe it!" ”

"Of course not!"

Zhong Xuan said: "This is just a prelude, indicating that they are ready and are planning to attack!" ”

"Where's the candidate?"

Xun Yu asked: "The Yang Ling is not something that ordinary people can sit on, if you want the courtiers to be convinced and the people to trust, this person is not easy to choose, who will they push out this time?" ”

"Sima Lang!" Zhong said.

"Hehe, he's a talent!"

Xun Yu smiled coldly: "It's just...... Don't they take it for granted, will the prime minister definitely compromise? ”

"Is it okay to not compromise?" Zhong Xuan said in a low voice: "Prime Minister, now is not the time to be strong, now the hearts of the people of the entire Luoyang City are boiling, and the spearhead is directly aimed at General Taiwei, if it cannot be calmed down as soon as possible, the court will be in turmoil!" ”

"Hmph, a bunch of despicable people!"

Xun Yu gritted his teeth, and his eyes burst with a touch of murderous intent: "In the past, I respected them as great sages, but how they did it, it was really hateful, taking advantage of the fire to rob, and really being the prime minister would not kill people!" (To be continued.) )