A loud bang of "coaxing ......" startled, and an earthen wall was destroyed in this loud noise. The www.biquge.info feeling brought by this amazing change to Cheng Yu, who was pulled by Li Sheng to watch his army's martial arts exercises, was shocking. He didn't know what these effects were caused by, and Li Sheng didn't explain it clearly, so he only let him look at it carefully, but he couldn't bluff him clearly, after all, in Cheng Yu's mind, people would never be able to do this.

"What is this Li Sheng bringing me here to see all this for?" Cheng Yu is a wise man, and he can't help but have so many mixed thoughts, and he guesses the reason why Li Sheng showed these in front of him: "Isn't it to explain to me that he has gods and demons to help?" Cheng Yu thought of it like this, and suddenly felt that such a possibility was very great.

"It's just that Li Sheng is so like me, what is the purpose of showing his strong strength? He could not have had the idea of making me serve him, and the situation of my family, he was not unaware, and there was no corresponding meaning in his previous words. "Just now he figured out a question, but another question popped up here, and this question made him even more puzzled. So, he was a little cautious, as if he was a little scared, and asked, "Is this the power of the immortals?" I don't know which side of the gods descended such a heavenly power ......? ”

"The God of Southern Zhurong ......" Li Sheng replied with a smile, he knew that it was not the same thing, but the answer to Cheng Yu was different.

"Oh......" Cheng Yu looked a little convinced, and asked again: "The sacrifice to invite the immortals over must be very expensive." Immortals are not so easy to invite. ”

"This Mr. Zhongde doesn't have to worry. Hehe, I've been blessed by Zhu Rong. Li Sheng smiled, but asked Cheng Yu again: "I don't know how to compare Mr. Zhongde's army to the army of Duke Wei?" ”

"Hehe, the people who conquer the people are also the people, and those who have not heard of the people's hearts and take the world. If the general of the chariot cavalry wants to compete with the Duke of Wei in this way, the Duke of Wei will break the general abroad. It is necessary to know that the power of the immortals is not absent in the Wei Gong army. In the past, the water army of Jiangdong was broken, and the non-immortal gods were not enough for the lake to burn. Cheng Yu heard Li Sheng's question, his heart was suddenly abrupt, thinking that you finally asked the key point, but Xiao thought about the strength of Li Sheng's thing and the strength of his army, so he gave this answer to Li Sheng's question: "The name of the world, suffering from war for a long time, if the Duke of Wei exterminates Sun Liu, I hope that the general of the chariot will publish it for the sake of the people, and go straight to obedience." Although your gods can bless you to defend your territory, the people will undoubtedly suffer greater losses in the chaos of war as a result. ”

"Oh? Mr. Zhongde actually cares so much about the people? Then I don't know why you directly ordered the people to eat as minced meat when Cao Cao was fighting with Lu Bu back then? Li Sheng's eyes flashed with a smile, and the disgust and annoyance on his face flashed, but he asked Cheng Yu lightly and sharply.

"At that time, it was impossible to ...... For the sake of their own lives...... I still regret it. This is probably the biggest sin of my life. Cheng Yu sighed, but the sentimentality and regret on his face were real, "It is precisely because I know that I have made a mistake, so I don't want this mistake to continue to be continued." ”

"Oh......?" Li Sheng smiled but was noncommittal.

Cheng Yu finally left. How he planned to report the matter to Cao Cao here, he did not reveal any news to Li Sheng in advance, and Li Sheng did not ask him about the whole story. In short, Cheng Yu said that he was leaving, and Li Sheng sent the angel to the boat in a lively manner, and watched him cross the Minjiang River.

In this way, they were all allowed along the way, and Cheng Yu finally rushed back to Xuchang on the thirteenth day after the Chinese New Year. He also walked very fast along the way, not because someone was forcing him behind, but because he was eager to rush back to Xuchang to meet his family. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month was the Lantern Festival, and he didn't want to stay outside anyway.

After entering the city, Cheng Yu first freshened up in the pavilion, and then asked his entourage to report the matter to the emperor and Cao Cao. Although the actual leader of this country is Cao Cao, not the emperor who looks like a puppet, some etiquette on the surface still needs to be done. Cheng Yu believes that doing such etiquette doesn't actually take much of his own time.

Soon, Cheng Yu got the news from the palace: "It's the time of the New Year's holiday, I don't want to deal with state affairs, please pay all matters big and small to the Wei Gong Office......"

"Sure enough......" Cheng Yu knew that there would be such a result, and he smiled slightly, but he didn't say anything anymore. At this moment, he had already put on his clothes, and when the situation from the Prime Minister's Mansion came to report, he got up and went to report his situation to Duke Wei.

"Maybe it won't take much time like this, right?" Cheng Yu thought so. He had to admit that he was actually a family lover.

Although the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion were much busier than the people in the Imperial Palace, they still quickly reported Cheng Yu's return to Xuchang to Cao Cao, and obtained a letter from Cao Cao asking Cheng Yu to go to see him quickly. This may also have something to do with Cheng Yu being Cao Cao's important minister, but among them, Cao Cao's preference for not liking his subordinates to procrastinate accounts for a lot of proportion.

Cheng Yu followed the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion by car, and walked into the lobby of the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion after passing the people who were lining up outside the Prime Minister's Mansion and waiting for Cao Cao to receive him. At this moment, there are already many people there, Xun You, Chen Qun, Jia Xu, Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, etc., who are all important ministers under Cao Cao, gathered together, waiting for Cheng Yu to report the situation of Li Shengjun, who has developed in silence and now seems to have become the general trend. For Cao Cao, sweeping the south of the Yangtze River is something that must be done, and whether to sweep the southeast first or occupy the southwest first, everything has to be evaluated and weighed after the news obtained by Cheng Yu's side will be weighed.

"I've seen Duke Wei......" Cheng Yu said to Cao Cao with a respectful hand. Although Cao Cao is still the prime minister, he is already the identity of the Duke of Wei, and his Wei Mansion in Yecheng has begun to be built, and it can be met that within this year or next year, all of them, including themselves, must move from Xuchang to Yecheng - where is the capital of Wei.

"Zhongde, you've worked hard. Sit down first. Cao Cao smiled faintly, but it didn't give people a sense of frivolity. Unlike the calmness and affinity you felt from Li Sheng, even if Cao Cao smiled at you, you could only feel the majesty from his smile. He was undoubtedly a qualified monarch. After Cheng Yu sat down, he didn't immediately ask what he had always wanted to know, but first asked Cheng Yu about the situation on the road, and then asked about the situation on Li Sheng's side: "How is the situation in Sichuan?" He asked straight to the point.

"Although it has been less than three months since the capture of Sichuanzhong, Li Sheng and his men have completely mastered Sichuanzhong. What Mr. Wenhe said in the past seems to be inappropriate at this moment. Cheng Yu straightened up and said to Cao Cao.

"Oh? How quickly did they settle down on the territory they had conquered? Cao Cao was a little surprised when he heard this, and the glint in his eyes flashed: "Zhong De went here but saw Li Sheng and them, I don't know how they were?" ”

"It's Yingjie, and his ability is not under Xuande and Zhongmou!" Cheng Yu truthfully stated his feelings about Li Sheng.

"Oh? How can it be so strong? Cao Cao didn't believe it, but he knew that Cheng Yu was loyal to him, and he definitely wouldn't say anything to fool himself, so he asked, "I don't know what his personality is?" ”

Li Sheng has a gentle personality and strong affinity, so the soldiers are happy to work for him. But his joy and anger are all in shape, but he is a character that is easy to read. Sensuality is greater than reason, he likes beauty and some strange tricks and tricks, although he has read the way of the saints for a long time, but he is like a courtier more than a lord. To put it simply, he does not possess the majesty of a monarch, is good at delegating power, and if he does not exercise moderation, it is easy to die at the hands of betrayal by his subordinates. Cheng Yu answered Cao Cao's question based on his own observations, but the time he spent with Li Sheng was too short after all, so he added a paragraph after saying this: "Of course, this is just my personal superficial opinion on this, and after a hasty observation, I don't know if Li Sheng has deeper buried thoughts." Although it is very likely that Li Sheng died at the hands of his subordinates at the hands of betrayal, it seems unlikely to me at the moment, and Li Sheng's courtiers all respect and trust their lord very much. ”

"Then Zhongde, your observation, is it feasible for us to attack Kawanaka first?" Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu, his burning eyes flashing with an inexplicable light.

"Don't ......" Cheng Yu hurriedly stopped Cao Cao.

"Why?" Cao Cao seemed to be angry, and his voice changed slightly.

"Li Shengjun's strength is very strong, they can quickly defeat the Jiaozhou scholars, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and Liu Zhang in Yizhou, not only because their opponents are weak, but also because they themselves have strong strength." Cheng Yu said anxiously, "This time, those people from Li Shengjun also took me to see their military camp, and as far as I can see, the training and combat effectiveness of their army are no longer under the elite of our army. Although their cavalry is not much, and their combat power on the flat land is not high, but their infantry is very strong, they are good at mountain combat, and they can be said to climb the peak as if walking on the flat ground. If our army rushes to attack Yizhou, then Yizhou will inevitably use the method of resistance to deal with us, and at that time, I am afraid that we will be dragged in Sichuan, and there may not be some results after a few years. ”

"Hmm...... That's right. But ......" Cao Cao groaned slightly: "Aren't you afraid, Li Sheng took the opportunity to send troops from our rear road when we were fighting Jiangnan?" His current strength is only below us in terms of the whole world. Moreover, the relationship between Li Sheng and Liu Bei is very good, and he is Sun Quan's sister-in-law, but I am afraid that he will really enter the army. ”

"I'm afraid it's not that easy...... Cheng Yu shook his head gently: "The difficulty of Shu is to walk, I have already seen it, it is difficult to enter Sichuan, and it is even more difficult to get out of Sichuan, just the narrow plank road makes the grain and grass of the army a big problem." Moreover, not long after Li Sheng took Yizhou, he was still feasting on the ministers. Whoever is internally stable, but it is not yet the time to leave his expedition. In addition, it seems to have great ambitions for the southwest and west, and is afraid that it will not attack us. The lord only needs to ask General Miaocai to step up his precautions against Hanzhong. There are only two or three roads from Sichuan to Guanzhong, and they are all in the steep mountains, and the road is not easy to walk. ”

"So it's unlikely that Li Sheng will send troops from our rear?" Cao Cao asked with a glare.

"Li Sheng is a rather pragmatic person, although he is also very emotional, but his own rationality is much more than emotional." Cheng Yu explained: "As for the matter of attacking our army and making enemies of our army, he Li Sheng will definitely study and study it again." Although there is still a possibility of sending troops, I don't think it is very likely. ”

"Oh? That's right. Cao Cao thought for a while, and then asked Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, what do you think we should do with Li Sheng?" ”

"Just like the method of binding the Sun family in the past, we will temporarily comfort them as much as possible, so that they will not be our enemies in the short term, and let General Miaocai of Guanzhong strengthen the defense of Hanzhong. Is it a try to burn down the plank road directly and trap Li Sheng in Hanzhong. to maintain the security of our Eastern Front. Cheng Yu made a general suggestion like Cao Cao: "All in all, we want peace with the southwest and fight with the southeast." After all, we have a deep enmity with the east, but not much conflict with the west. If we attack the west, then the army will be a faction, and Sun Quan's side is okay, but Liu Bei will definitely come to attack us. And Runan is too close to Xuchang. But if we mainly attack the east first, then Li Sheng is unlikely to directly send troops to help Sun Quan and Liu Bei, first, it is too far from central Sichuan to Jiangnan, and second, Li Sheng does not have the strength to attack our rear. ”

"Well, that makes a lot of sense." Cao Cao thought about it and nodded approvingly, and then asked Cheng Yu: "Then how do you think it is best to tie Li Sheng?" ”

"It's better to make it lose its mind according to its taste; The outer frame is tight on the inside, and its vigilance is slow. Cheng Yu suggested to Cao Cao.

"Concrete! Tell me about it......" Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu to give a clear explanation.

"Since Li Sheng likes beautiful women and those strange and obscene things, why don't we make some fuss about these things? I heard that the lord has three daughters, all of whom are waiting in the boudoir, why not choose one of them and Li Sheng, and give hundreds of beautiful women and skilled craftsmen into Sichuan? Li Sheng is only thirty-three now, and it is the time when his blood and qi are strong, and he must not be able to bear these things. I have only heard of a ruler who is diligent in government and loves the people and makes the country strong, but I have not heard of a merry man, a person who does not practice the holy words, and a person who loves curiosity and skill. In the past, although Emperor Gao loved beautiful women, he was still able to endure it, but I saw that Li Sheng seemed to have a lot of preferences for these things, but he had no restraint. Cheng Yu came up with his own method in detail: "At the same time, out of Li Sheng's concern about whether we are really going eastward, we can transfer part of Chang'an's defenders to Runan while sealing Li Sheng's official position, Chang'an now has 300,000 soldiers is too much, if the lord can transfer 100,000 to the past, the pressure on the front line of Runan and Xuzhou will be reduced a lot." I know that the main guild is like this at the moment, but if I have to make up my mind to solve Jiangnan, at least I want to eliminate this force that threatens Xuchang all the time, so it is inevitable to gather a large army. With the help of Chang'an, the Eastern Crusade will undoubtedly become much easier. ”

"Alas...... Zhongde, it's not bad for you to say this, but ......" Cao Cao listened to what Cheng Yu said, but he frowned slightly when he heard the words, and his face was quite bitter.

"What's the matter, lord?" Cheng Yu asked puzzled.

Cao Cao was silent about this, but Chen Qun, who was on the side, gave an explanation to Cheng Yu, who was puzzled: "Zhongde doesn't know yet, not long after you left, the lord has already made a note to the emperor, asking the emperor to accept the second and third young ladies as concubines, and appoint the eldest lady as the queen." Now the second lady has entered the palace, and only the third lady is still staying at home waiting for the edict because she is still young. ”

"Ah......?" Cheng Yu was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he didn't dare to say anything more. Things have changed so much, and his idea of obviously Cao Cao and Li Sheng marrying can naturally not be said again. Although there seems to be a third lady Cao Hua at the moment, she has been given a dowry by the emperor after all. What kind of person is the emperor, that is the possession of the whole world, although he is just a puppet at the moment, but he can't just regret the marriage, or let the emperor regret the marriage. Not to mention that it is a crime of great disrespect, in reality, this is not very good for the reputation of Cao Cao and the third miss.

Everyone in the room fell silent, they were all waiting for Cao Cao's answer. At this time, no one will persuade Cao Cao, although they all know that in the plan against Li Sheng, there is Cao Cao's young lady and there is no Cao Cao's young lady, the meaning is completely different, but because this involves Cao Cao's family, it is Cao Cao's family matter, but no one dares to speak.

Cao Cao was also silent, but his heart was churning. Although he has always been a decisive person, when it comes to such a thing, he himself has to think about it repeatedly. He felt tricky: "Do you want to exchange your daughter's happiness for the success of your own years of requisitions?" "He's always thinking about it. Unlike others' optimism that the Eastern Crusade could end within a year, Cao Cao himself knew Liu Bei's strength, and Sun Quan's strength was still very strong, and when the two of them worked together to destroy Liu Bei, it became very difficult to further attack Sun Quan.

"Runan is already a big city, Shouchun is also a big city, Xiangyang is the same, and Xiyang is no exception. Liu Bei has these four fortified cities in his hands, and if we want to conquer them one by one, even without Sun Quan's assistance to them, it will take us several days, not to mention that Sun Quan will definitely be the moderator Liu Bei. Although he eliminated Sun Quan's governor, Zhou Yu and Sun Quan accumulated a grudge. Alas......" Cao Cao sighed, the hesitation in his heart made him unable to think of an idea for a while. He was helpless, and looked at Jia Xu helplessly, "Wen He, how do you think this matter should be resolved?" ”

"How to solve it depends on the will of the lord. If the lord wants to maintain the marriage of the third lady with the emperor, then I have my own way to make Li Sheng think that we are not despising them; But if the lord didn't have this in mind, I also had a way to make the emperor relax......" Jia Xu's dark face, which had not changed for ten thousand years, was still calm, and he directly gave such an answer to Cao Cao's question.

"That's all up to me? How am I willing to be? What if I don't want to? Please also ask Wen He to give me a detailed explanation......" Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu and said sincerely. He knows that to deal with Jia Xu, in addition to giving him benefits, making him grateful, exerting majesty on him, and making him feel afraid, it is to give him respect and let his heart belong to himself, of course, all of this must be done under one condition, that is, he must ensure that he is strong - people like Jia Xu are only subordinate to the strong.

"If the lord wants to maintain the marriage between the emperor and the third lady, then the lord can take a person from the clan around the lord as an adopted daughter, and give this daughter to Li Sheng in the name of the adopted daughter, and explain the relationship between the emperor and his own family, so Li Sheng will inevitably have no doubts about the sincerity of the lord." Jia Xu opened his mouth to explain: "If the lord is unwilling to do this, then people can quietly admonish the emperor to explain Li Sheng's strength, and let the emperor reward the third lady to Li Sheng as a female official in the palace in his own name, so that the outside world will not have a bad opinion of the lord and the third lady." ”

"Well, that's all the best thing you said, but I need to think about it a little more and make a decision in a few days." Cao Cao thought for a moment and said. At the moment, things still can't be settled in his heart.

"Okay......" Everyone somewhat understood why their lord had suddenly become so hesitant, but when they heard him say so in the end, they had to agree. After all, this is a state affair and a family affair of the lord.

At this point, the question of whether to attack Xichuan or Southeast first has become irrelevant. Because everyone understands that under the condition that Li Sheng of Xichuan has a certain ability to resist, the priority of taking Xichuan is not as great as attacking the southeast. There is only one Li Sheng in Xichuan, and everyone, including Cao Cao, still doesn't know much about him. They didn't think that Li Sheng had any strong strength that would allow them to be desperate to exterminate him. Sun Liu in the east is very different from Cao Cao, one is considered to be a heroic hero in the past who is considered to be "the hero of the world only and the king", and the other is a young male lord who is known as "giving birth to a son like Sun Zhongmou", in Cao Cao's heart, these two people are definitely the first threat to themselves.

"Since it's impossible to eat Yizhou all at once. Then the only way to attack the southeast is to attack first, and then to attack the southwest with the strength of the whole country. There is hardly any doubt about it. "Everyone thinks like this, and naturally there is no new opinion. Most of them also believe that before cleaning up the southeast, it is necessary to make a certain friendship with Yizhou, which has not had any hostility with them for the time being. The only difference is that they think that this big "gift" needs to have such a big weight - they have never seen Li Sheng, and they don't know much about Xichuan, but from the kind of thing Cheng Yu described, it seems that Li Sheng's strength can indeed withstand this big "gift".

"Alas, now it depends on the meaning of the lord himself and the princes. Maybe they will follow the first method mentioned by Wen He. What is an emperor? He is just a puppet, and I heard that the entry of the eldest lady and the second lady into the palace has already made the eldest son, the second prince and the third prince very angry. The brothers who loved their sister seemed to think that such a decision seemed too pitiful for their sister - the emperor was really not a good partner to marry. "These people here are all important ministers in Cao Cao's hands, and they have some understanding of Cao Cao's own affairs, as far as they are concerned, in the final decision that Cao Cao can make, it seems more likely that she will marry Xishu by severing the marriage contract between the third lady and the emperor. Of course, it is possible that the opposite decision will be made, but in any case, the rapprochement of the west is absolutely necessary. Even if Cao Cao himself was so strong, he would definitely not be able to withstand the attrition of fighting at both ends.

"Well, everything is waiting for the lord to make a decision?" Thinking so, they discussed some more things with Cao Cao and then dispersed again. The first month was nearing its end, but the joyful atmosphere in the first month was still very heavy, and neither Cao Cao nor his courtiers thought that it was necessary to deal with the affairs of the state in such a new month, and it was necessary to hurry and slow down as usual. As long as the matter is taken care of, it is naturally best to go home early, which is obviously a common idea.

Of course, such an idea cannot be placed on Cao Cao's body, because he has always been worried about state affairs, and always thinks of ways to deal with the major events in his heart when he can and can, except for being really tired, or some other special circumstances, there is indeed no concept of rest in his heart. The so-called "Zhou Gong spits and feeds, and the world returns to the heart", Cao Cao thought so, but did it as much as possible. Whatever his ultimate purpose was, he was trying.

Watching his strategists and generals leave one by one, Cao Cao's originally smiling face frowned slightly, but he was a little annoyed. He sighed deeply, and then ordered someone to find several of his children, including the person involved in this discussion, the third young lady Cao Hua, who was not yet fifteen years old. Although Cao Cao himself doesn't pay much attention to women's opinions, he is also worried that his family is dissatisfied with him, not to mention that it involves his favorite little daughter, and this matter needs to be considered a little more.

“…… That's the way it is, what do you think? After Cao Cao finished telling what had happened before, he spread his hands and let them make their own choice: "If Hua'er plans to go to Xichuan, I will urge the emperor to lift the original edict; If Hua'er is unwilling, then she must enter the palace in two years. ”

"Is there no other way? Father, I don't think it's a good decision to lose my sister's life like this. After listening to Cao Cao, Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhi, quickly raised objections.

"Not only that, but even the decision you made to let the eldest sister and the second sister enter the palace together is a little reckless, father." Although there are conflicts with Cao Zhi in other aspects, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi's opinions on this matter are rarely unanimous, and he is also opposed: "With the current situation of our Cao family, do we still need to sacrifice our own people?" Emperor, that's really a wreck. Although the emperor is the nominal co-ruler of the world, Cao Pi does not take the emperor in his eyes at all. He said this in front of his father.

"Bastard ......" Hearing Cao Pi say this, Cao Cao was furious: "Zihuan, you are not allowed to say such fatherless and kingless words again." Remember, our Cao family has always been a subordinate of the Son of Heaven. Cao Cao glared at Cao Pi and said sternly.

"Yes...... Father. Cao Pi lowered his head like a child, but he didn't dare to breathe, although he was already twenty-seven.

"Ziwen, what do you see?" Cao Cao asked his second son.

"What the brothers said makes sense. It is also too embarrassing for a dignified man to rely on a woman to achieve his goals. That's what Cao Zhang said. Like his dead half-brother, he was a brave and bold man.

"Alas...... You guys. Cao Cao sighed, in fact, he didn't want to do this, but all kinds of invisible resistance made him have to do this, and he turned around and asked his little daughter helplessly: "Hua'er, you have been smart since you were a child, and you are not inferior to men in this matter that concerns you." What is your own decision? ”

"Can I only choose one of these two options?" Cao Hua's beautiful face was full of faint sorrow.

"There's no way around it." Cao Cao said helplessly, "I hope you can understand my father's suffering." I sent your sisters to the palace to reduce the restraint of the Son of Heaven on me. Fighting with the Son of Heaven repeatedly, I'm already very tired; As for the plan to let you go to Xichuan now, it is to make it easier for the world to unify, and I need you to help me contain the person in the west. Cao Cao explained things very directly.

"I know that even if I didn't have it, there would be others, and there would be my cousins, wouldn't I?" Cao Hua nodded understandingly, but the sorrow on his face did not disappear: "Maybe we were born in the Cao family, so we must bear such a responsibility." Cao Hua said this, a hint of decisiveness flashed on the young man's face: "Since I can only choose one of those two choices, then my choice is ...... There. Cao Hua stretched out her hand and waved to the west, but she gave Cao Cao a very clear answer, and she decided to go to Xichuan.