Although the turtle is long-lived, there is still a time.

Teng snake ride the fog, and eventually turn into ashes.

Lao Ji is in the woods, and his ambitions are thousands of miles.

The martyrs are in their twilight years, and their hearts are strong.

The period of profit and contraction is not only in the sky; The blessing of recuperation can be eternal.

Luckily! Singing with songs.

A poem "Turtle Although Shou" jumped on the paper, Cao Ying put down the brush in his hand, and after the ink dried slightly, he carefully lifted the paper and looked at it carefully. Taking a breath of lightness, Cao Ying also praised unexpectedly: "Although I don't like Zhao Botao and his person, I have to admit that the bamboo paper he made is a different way to carry forward the way of calligraphy!" ”

"What my father said is very true, this bamboo paper is really better than bamboo slips, I don't know how many mortals!" Cao Zhi on the side also praised. Cao Ying laughed a few times, and was about to say more, but he heard someone report that Xun You and the others had already arrived, so they were waiting for Cao Ying.

"Alas!" Cao Ying sighed lightly, put down the freshly baked work, and went to meet everyone with some unhappiness. Today, Cao Ying gathered everyone, not for anything else, but to discuss a strategy and see how to deal with the current situation. The calligraphy just now is just a small episode of idle boredom before waiting for everyone.

This is more than a month after Cao Ying collected his troops and returned to Hebei, and after he returned, Cao Ying immediately sent Xiahoudun and others to lead a large army to extinguish the Tuntianke uprisings everywhere, and then killed a large number of ministers who were about to make an example of the monkeys while they were fighting with Liu Bei, and then settled down a little.

said that it was stable, but Cao Ying also knew that he was very unstable now. There is no other reason, just because of the previous Central Plains war, I lost completely. Now on the surface, although Hebei has not been completely chaotic, Cao Ying knows that once things are allowed to develop like this, he may not be able to fight the mat weaver in the south. In view of this, while purging officials, Cao Ying also recruited dozens of children from major wealthy families in the north in a row, which finally calmed the hearts of the people a little. And today, Cao Ying summoned a group of strategists in Yecheng to come here, in order to make a direction plan for the next few years, or more targeted.

"Guys, that's what we're doing right now, let's get an idea as soon as possible!" After sitting down, Cao Ying was not vain, and said directly. The rest of the people stared at each other, Liu Ye, Cheng Yu, Xun You, Dong Zhao, you look at me, I look at you, but they didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was a little cold for a while.

"Hey?" Cao Ying was also a little angry when he saw this, and the strategists who had no last resort were now at the critical moment, and Cao Ying couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. Looking at everyone, Cao Ying finally focused his eyes on Sima Yi, who had a thoughtful face.

"Zhongda, what are your clever plans, can you be Liu Bei?" Everyone didn't take the initiative, so Cao Ying could only let Sima Yi take the initiative, and everyone turned their heads to look at Sima Yi for a while. Rao is the latter has always been calm, and he can't help but be a little at a loss under this situation.

Coughing lightly, Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "King, Yi thinks a lot, but he also has a bit of a shallow opinion, as for how, please also ask the lord and the princes to comment." "It's better to explain these scenes. Sima Yi didn't want to be like that Xu You, because he was too domineering and brought disaster upon himself.

"Zhongda, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it!" Cao Ying motioned for Sima Yi to continue, and the latter nodded and said: "At present, the confrontation between the king and Liu Bei across the Yellow River has become a trend, and the foundation owner is slightly better. However, in the previous Central Plains War, Yuan Tan of Liaodong and the mob of Hebei rebelled, and the lord suffered heavy losses. In Yi's opinion, the lord should no longer use swords and soldiers in three or two years, and it is better to recuperate and restore people's livelihood. ”

"Not bad!" Cao Ying nodded, but his tone was very flat. This is an obvious thing, and anyone with a little insight will expect it, and it is not surprising that Sima Yi is saying it now. Of course, Cao Ying knew that Sima Yi would not just give him such an opinion.

Sure enough, Sima Yi continued: "Now Liu Bei and the lord are in the north and south, and Liu Bei occupies the lands of Xichuan, Jingxiang, Yanzhou and Xuzhou and borders the lord under the rule. In Yi's opinion, the lord can exercise the strategy of attacking and defending in the middle to deal with Liu Bei. ”

"What is a mid-attack and flank defense?" Hearing this, Cao Ying asked noncommittally. If you want to rely on some new terms to bluff Cao Ying, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world.

Fortunately, Sima Yi continued to explain: "The so-called middle attack and side defense means that when the lord and Liu Bei fight again, he can concentrate his forces to attack Liu Bei's central area, that is, the land of Nanyang. It is located on the plains, and is suitable for the cavalry of our large army. Once Nanyang is taken, the lord can threaten the land of Yanyu from the flank. Yanzhou is where the foundation of the lord is located, and there will be righteous people who will gather in righteousness and cooperate with the outside world, and the lord can easily go down to the land of Yanyu at that time. The land of Xichuan and Qingxu on both sides, and the land of Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the east, Liu Bei has been operating here for more than ten years, not to mention the solid foundation, as well as the natural danger of the Yellow River; Xichuan in the west has the danger of mountains and rivers, and Zhao Botao and Zhuge Liang are in charge of Wen Yiwu, echoing each other with Liangzhou Ma Chao, and more than 100,000 joint soldiers, I am afraid that it will be difficult to promote for a while. It is better to guard the land of Guanzhong and the plain, and fight Liu Bei in the land of Nanyang, which is the best policy! ”

"Makes sense!" After hearing these words, Cao Ying felt that it was still somewhat interesting. As Sima Yi said, Xichuan and Qingzhou are indeed not suitable for a hasty attack with an army. And the soldiers point to the land, it should be the land of Nanyang.

"Besides, even if the king doesn't send troops to Nanyang, presumably Liu Bei will wave his army north and go out of Wancheng to threaten the land of Luoyang!" Sima Yi finally said. Cao Ying naturally knew that Luoyang, as the old capital of the Han Dynasty, was not only an important city for Liu Bei, but once Luoyang could be captured, it would play an immeasurable role in encouraging the morale of Liu Bei's army. Correspondingly, the morale of your own side will be greatly damaged. Such a situation is obviously what Cao Ying does not want to see. Therefore, Nanyang and Henan have become the top priorities for a while.

Sima Yi's analysis is reasonable and clear. All of you here are the world's best people, and after listening to it, they are all amazed. Even Liu Ye, who has a good surname, couldn't help but say: "What Zhong Da said is not bad, from Guanzhong to capture Xichuan and Hanzhong, what he took is nothing more than those valley roads, which is indeed difficult!" ”

"Lord, we might as well use the way of others to treat others, lure Liu Bei into Luoyang, and then besiege Luoyang with a large army, so that Liu Bei can be trapped to death in the land of Henan, wouldn't it be wonderful?" Cheng Yu, who had been silent, suddenly admonished. Cao Ying's face changed slightly when he heard this, obviously remembering the embarrassing situation when he was trapped in Xuchang before.

If you are not happy, you are not happy, but Cheng Yu is an old courtier who followed him to make a fortune, and you can't listen to him for such a taboo. At that moment, Cao Ying took a deep breath and said, "What is Zhongde's plan, come quickly!" ”

"It's easy to say, but it's just an old plan to follow Zhongda's example. Liu Bei and the king are on the same page, even if the king does not send troops to Nanyang, Liu Bei will go north to Luoyang. The lord can mobilize the army of Guanzhong and Hebei, and after Liu Bei invades Luoyang, he will surround it and send a powerful general to garrison the Tiger Pass to prevent Liu Bei from reinforcing the army. Cheng Yu said with a smile.

"It's as simple as that?" Cao Ying couldn't help but say when he heard this, and Liu Ye, who had never been at odds with Cheng Yu on the side, already sneered: "Zhongde's plan is really wonderful, but I don't know how Liu Bei obediently listened to Zhongde's words and came to Luoyang to surround him?" ”

"Lord, please look!" Cheng Yu ignored Liu Ye's sarcasm, pointed to the map and said: "Although Liu Bei's navy is sharp, as long as we guard the crossings of the Yellow River, it will be difficult for him to cross the river to the sky." In this way, Liu Bei went north or went to Nanyang to attack Sili, or went out of Hanzhong to tackle key problems. When the troops went out of Nanyang, the soldiers used were the armies of Jingzhou and the Central Plains, and their front troops were only more than 100,000. The lord can deliberately let the tiger prison pass, and after it enters the important place of Luoyang, he will kill the three armies of Guanzhong, Hebei and Sili to besiege Luoyang. At the same time, the general was dispatched to quickly recapture the Tiger Prison Pass to block reinforcements. As long as Liu Bei is trapped and his son is still young, when the lord waives his army south, everything will be decided! ”

"Although what Zhong De said is very reasonable, but the Tiger Prison Pass is a dangerous pass in the world, how can you allow you to gain if you say it, and lose it if you say it? Moreover, if Zhao Botao took advantage of the transfer of the lord's army and went out of Qinchuan to threaten the land of Yongliang, wouldn't Guanzhong be in danger? In addition, Luoyang is adjacent to Luoshui and the Yellow River, Liu Bei's water army is sharp, even if Luoyang is besieged, you can also escape by water. In the end, Liu Bei is not a person who does not understand the art of war, and everyone knows the mobilization of the army, how can he not know the ambush? It was not Liu Ye who said this, but Xun You, who had been silent. As soon as he raised these four questions, the atmosphere that had been slightly stirred up by Cheng Yu suddenly fell into a cold scene again.

"Hehe, Gongda doesn't know, I'm already a countermeasure!" Cheng Yu smiled confidently. Pointing to the map, Cheng Yu said, "Actually, the lord doesn't have to worry about Yongzhou. From Xichuan and Liangzhou to Kouyongzhou, it is nothing more than those valley roads. As long as you send troops and horses to defend it, you can be as stable as Mount Tai. Moreover, in my opinion, Zhao Botao no longer dares to commit any more crimes! ”

"What does Zhongde mean by that?" Cao Ying seemed to have grasped something, but he was not sure. Cheng Yu smiled slightly: "Zhao Botao followed Liu Bei for more than ten years. Now Liu Bei is sitting in Henan, except for Jiaozhou and Qingzhou, he has not contributed, and the rest of the states rely on this person's strength. The credit is huge, and it can be said that it is the most significant. If you make another meritorious service, it will definitely be a high achievement. At that time, even if it is a hero like Liu Bei, I am afraid that he will not be able to tolerate him. ”

"Makes sense!" Cao Ying himself is a very suspicious person, and he is no exception to this. At this time, Cheng Yu said again: "As for the Tiger Prison Pass and the ambush soldiers and Liu Bei's army, Yu also has a plan to deal with it, and please listen quietly!" At that moment, he elaborated on his plan, and explained Xun You's worries in detail one by one. After listening to it, everyone was also impressed.

"Zhongde's plan is very clever, anticipating the enemy's opportunity, and making a series of moves, so that Liu Da'er was lured into the middle of the game unconsciously!" Cao Ying also praised, and the atmosphere was very warm for a while, and the shadow of the previous battle of the Central Plains was almost swept away.

The atmosphere here is quite warm, but compared with Liu Bei, it is inferior. Thirty miles south of Xuchang City, Liu Bei officially ascended the altar and was enthroned, and was enthroned as the king of Chu, with the capital in Xuchang.

Liu Bei has been lucky recently, in addition to winning against Cao Ying, his three-room concubines, namely Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Zhuge have just given birth to a big fat boy for him. Zhao Feng calculated the time, and the one born to Mrs. Gan should be Liu Chan, the queen of the Shu Han Dynasty in history.

Sure enough, Liu Bei heard Mrs. Gan say that before she gave birth to a child, she dreamed that she swallowed the Big Dipper in her belly, and immediately decided to give her son a nickname called Adou. Now Liu Bei has five wives and concubines, except for Mrs. Bu, who gave birth to a daughter, the other four wives each have a son. Things seemed to be getting a little delicate for a while.

Therefore, on the second day of Liu Bei's ascension to the throne, Zhao Feng wanted to immediately return to Hanshou, but was dragged by Chen Qun, the Taishou of Xuchang, to his new house in Xuchang City. Zhao Feng originally thought that Chen Qun wanted to continue to discuss the Jiupin Zhongzheng system with him, but he didn't want to enter the door as soon as he first entered the door, but he saw that many civil and military dignitaries were there.

After a little look, Zhao Feng saw that the famous hall was coming: all the people who came were from the Xuzhou faction. In addition to himself, Zhang Cheng, the eldest son of Lu Su, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, and Zhang Zhao, Chen Deng's son Chen Su, and even Wu Ju came. Seeing this posture, Zhao Feng somewhat guessed something.

Sure enough, after everyone sat down, Mi Zhu immediately spoke: "Everyone, now the lord has been enthroned as the king of Chu. The eldest son, as the son-in-law and eldest son, has been taught by the prince over the years, and is filial piety and benevolence, and he is the best candidate to inherit the heir. It's just that the lord said that he had a lot of opportunities, and he rarely had time, and now he is the king, but he forgot about such a major event for a while. As a courtier, I should remind the lord at this time, don't miss a big thing! ”

Mi Zhu's words are still very level, and the eldest son he is talking about is Liu Bei's eldest son Liu Feng, who is now twelve years old. The ancients paid attention to the establishment of heirs, long, and virtuous, Liu Feng is both a son-in-law and the eldest son, and he has followed Sun Qian to learn literature and martial arts over the years, which is also a good seedling. Compared with his three infant brothers, he is indeed much wiser. Although, such a comparison is somewhat unfair.

Of course, Zhao Feng also knew that the reason why Liu Bei delayed the issue of the successor was not because he was negligent for a while, but because he weighed the interests of all parties. Adou and Liu Feng were both sent by Xuzhou, but Liu Yong, who was born to Mrs. Zhuge was the hope of the Jingzhou faction, while the people of the Yizhou faction pinned their hopes on Liu Li, who was born to Mrs. Wu. Among them, in addition to the Yizhou faction, the Jingxiang faction and the Xuzhou faction are both important forces under Liu Bei. In order to obtain their own best interests, both sides want to put the kid of their own faction in the position of heir. Today, Mi Zhu summoned everyone to come, just to gather the strength of the Xuzhou faction, and take advantage of the young age of Liu Feng's three competitors, to strike first.

Zhao Feng knew that he had made a big move, and over the years in Xichuan, there were many people who spoke ill of themselves in front of Liu Bei. At this time, it is all up to Mi Zhu and Lu Su and their colleagues in Xuzhou to defend themselves, so that they will not be isolated. Now it's time for the interests of all Xuzhou people, and I can't be sloppy. Otherwise, not only will he not tolerate the Xuzhou faction, but other people will also go around him in the future. In addition, Zhao Feng himself was from Xuzhou in his previous life, so he had a subconscious affection for Xuzhou, and he would not hesitate at this time. What's more, the political whirlpool, once you enter it, it's not easy to get out!

"What Zizhong said is very reasonable, if it is delayed, when Yonggongzi grows up to be sincere, and then let Pang Shiyuan's gang make trouble, it will not be good." If the pure-bred literati Mi Zhu is quite subtle in his speech, then Wu Ju, who was born as a Confucian general, is more straightforward. But it was good for him to open his mouth, and after completely piercing the layer of window paper, everyone spoke more calmly.

Mi Zhu saw that everyone was seconded, and after dressing up at the moment, he said to Lu Su and Zhao Feng: "Zijing, Bo Tao." Among all the people in Xuzhou, if you talk about talent and power, there is nowhere for you two. Zi respects you and the third general, and Bo Tao has a great friendship with the second general's father and son. In this matter, we need the help of the two of you! ”

(To be continued)