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The deaths of Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang were like throwing a small pebble into the calm lake, and there was only a ripple, and then there was no sound. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoEveryone in Jiangdong is preparing to send troops to fight against Liu Zhang, how can anyone pay attention to a few old generals who no longer have military power? Of course, these old generals also have friends, but their friends were either transferred to a place by Sun Quan, and they couldn't come from a long distance, or they had to go out with the army, and they were very busy with the affairs at hand, so they could only come and go in a hurry!

Under Sun Quan's deliberateness, the mansions of several old generals were crowded, but the generals in Jiangdong did not forget these elders. The generals may not be able to be present, or they may come and go in a hurry, but they have set up memorial tablets for several veteran generals in their homes or in the army. Especially those who have received favors from several veteran generals, as well as those who have followed several veteran generals. Only those so-called scribes and Confucians disdained the deaths of several old generals.

When the news of Cheng Pu's death reached Liu Zhang with Xiakou's war report, Liu Zhang was full of emotion in his heart, and he immediately ordered Lu Xun to send Cheng Pu's body to Chang'an. But just before the corpses were transported, the Ministry of Intelligence received the news of the deaths of Huang Gai and Han Dang, and Liu Zhang reluctantly sent the information back to Chang'an!

For Jiangdong, Cheng Pu and the three are just generals, but for the Sun family, the three of them are like relatives. When the information arrived in Chang'an, Sun Ce, Sun Shangxiang, and Sun Lang were so grief-stricken that even Mrs. Sun fainted because of grief. Sun Ce and the other three juniors have deep feelings for these three old generals who are like teachers and fathers, especially Sun Ce, who once fought the world with the three of them!

Thinking of the love of the three veteran generals for themselves, the Sun brothers and sisters decided to hold a grand mourning ceremony, and they wore filial piety as the children of the three veterans! Although the three old generals are not under Liu Zhang's command, Sun Shangxiang is the princess of Qin, and she held a funeral as a filial daughter, who dares not to give face to the officials of Chang'an? Cheng Pu's body has not yet arrived, and the first round of sacrifices has passed!

Chang'an Sun Mansion is hung with white cloth, the door is pasted with the word Douda, compared to the door of Jiangdong, Sun Mansion can be described as a city. Sun Shangxiang knelt in front of the spirit with her young son, and on the offering table in front of her were the tablets of the three old generals. When Cheng Pu's body arrived, it was carried directly into the hall. Sun Ce and Sun Lang cleaned Cheng Pu and put on new armor before starting to guard the spirit. This guard is 7749 days, fortunately the weather has begun to cool, otherwise the corpse must stink!

During this period, Jiangdong also sent an envoy to Liu Zhang to ask for Cheng Pu's body, but Liu Zhang didn't say a word and sent the envoy directly to Chang'an. Looking at the memorial ceremony of the Sun Mansion in Chang'an, the envoy was ashamed and embarrassed, so he could only run back to Jiangdong and tell Sun Quan what he had seen and heard.

The envoy's return to Jiangdong coincided with Sun Quan's meeting. Seeing that he couldn't get the body back, Sun Quan still wanted to use this incident to make an article, so he asked the envoy to report the envoy in public. The envoy really didn't want to say it, but at Sun Quan's insistence, he had to report truthfully. After he finished speaking, Sun Quan's face turned green!

In the strange eyes of the Jiangdong ministers, the envoy saw Sun Quan's killing intent, and his legs were trembling all the time, but fortunately, Sun Quan did not embarrass him, but just asked him not to mention what he had seen and heard in Chang'an. As for Cheng Pu's body, since Sun Lang and Sun Shangxiang worshipped, Sun Quan no longer asked for it. Of course, this is also the messenger's cleverness, and he didn't say anything about Sun Ce's affairs in Chang'an, but in a battle not long after, the envoy was killed by mistake, and I don't know if it was man-made or accidental!

The waves caused by the death of the veteran of Jiangdong ended here. The Jiangdong ministers never mentioned this matter again, and Sun Quan was happy to play stupid. Only in Chang'an, there is still a trace of sadness. In order to soothe Sun Shangxiang's pain, Liu Zhang authorized Cheng Pu to be buried with the gift of the county marquis, and built a clothing mound for Huang Gai and Han Dang, so that the four o'clock sacrifices and future generations mourn! However, the death of the veteran who seems to have no impact has actually planted a seed in the hearts of the ministers of Jiangdong, but I don't know when this seed will germinate!

Just when Jiangdong was slightly turbulent because of the death of the veteran, Sima Yi had already retreated to Runan with a large army. In order to show his trust in Sima Yi, Cao Ying led everyone to greet him, and Sima Yi also showed sincere fear. The appearance of the two of them as kings and ministers made many people breathe a sigh of relief, and only those who were close to the center of power knew that all this was an illusion!

Entering the conference hall hand in hand, after Cao Ying sat down at the top, Sima Yi took the initiative to sit in the second position on the left, even if the first position was empty. Seeing this, Cao Ying couldn't help but smile and said: "Zhongda, now that Zhongde is in poor health, you should sit first!" ”

Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "King, sitting on top of the two Xun adults, how dare you sit in the first place?" Besides, Master Cheng is the elder of our army, and we and other juniors naturally have to respect him. Now, he is just sick, and one day he will be healed, how can I take his place? This first position, let's wait for Lord Cheng to sit down! ”

"Ahem..." A series of coughing sounds, with the support of several attendants, Cheng Yu walked into the conference hall, he smiled and said: "Zhongda, the old man is weak, and he has been on vacation every day, I don't know when I will go." This first position is still up to you! ”

"Master Cheng, it's just a temporary illness, why are you so discouraged? I heard that Huang Zhong, a general under Liu Zhang, is nearly sixty years old, and he still refuses to accept old age, and he can still draw a four-stone bow. You're only sixty years old, can you still be as good as that Huang Zhong? Calm down and recuperate, and you will recover! Looking at Cheng Yu, who was described as withered, Sima Yi had already seen that he was close to running out of oil, so he could only say comfort!

Cheng Yu waved his hand and said, "Zhongda doesn't have to comfort the old man, the old man naturally knows his situation!" Now, the situation of our army is critical, and we need the wisdom of Zhongda to help the king calm the world. Since the old man is no longer able to give advice to the king, he can't occupy a position. Chungda, please be seated! ”

"This..."Sima Yi hesitated, he looked at the Cao generals around him, and then at the Cao Ying above, gritted his teeth and said: "How can he be in the lower position, dare to be in such a high position?" Master Cheng, don't embarrass me! ”

Cheng Yu was furious when he heard this, he pushed away the waiter beside him, and asked in a deep voice, "Sima Yi, do you have different intentions?" ”

"My lord, why do you say that?" Sima Yi was shocked, and when Cheng Yu said this, he felt that the temperature in the hall had dropped a lot. The surrounding Cao generals all looked at him with a cold look, and even Wei Yan and Wen Ping, who were standing behind him, were a little out of breath!

"If there is no dissent, is it because the king is not worthy of your assistance?" Cheng Yu would not let Sima Yi go, and he asked another question that made Sima Yi sweat.

"The king is one of the few masters in the world, and it is a great honor to serve under him. Master Cheng, don't tease me anymore! Finding that Cao Ying's eyes showed a cold glow, Sima Yi hurriedly surrendered his hand to beg for mercy, being in Cao Ying, he didn't want to be killed by everyone's eyes.

"Since the king is the lord of the world, Zhongda will sit on this first!" Cheng Yu pointed to his seat, his face full of a smile of successful conspiracy, which made Sima Yi quite unhappy.

Unwilling to be calculated like this, Sima Yi smiled and asked, "Master Cheng, I really don't understand, what does sitting in the first place have to do with the assistant king?" ”

Cheng Yu didn't answer, but asked with a smile: "Zhongda, do you know what the first place on the left represents?" ”

"This..."Sima Yi was stunned for a moment and said: "This is the most honorable position except for the king, symbolizing status and glory!" ”

"Wrong! This location represents trust, trust like no other! Arching his hand to Cao Ying, Cheng Yu said with pride: "Everyone here, when it comes to military strategy, I can't compare to Gongda; In terms of internal affairs, I am not as good as Wen Ruo. I am above them, not only because I am older than them, but because of my loyalty to the King! You may say, under the command of the king, who is disloyal? But I want to say that my loyalty is definitely higher than theirs, because I support the king unconditionally, even if the king wants to destroy the world! Chungda, you are an all-rounder, and with your surname, you are also prone to jealousy. I let you sit at the top of the left because I want you to succeed my loyalty and become the indispensable arm of the king, I don't know if you are willing? ”

"I..." Sima Yi opened his mouth, he really didn't expect Cheng Yu to wait here. If he says he is willing, he cannot betray him in the future, otherwise he will be spurned by the world. If he says he is unwilling, what awaits him will be death without a place to be buried, Cao Ying's knife is not vegetarian!

"What? You don't want to? Cheng Yu bared his teeth and looked at Sima Yi coldly, the expression on his face was even more gloomy than when he came up with the "human breast" strategy!

"I... Willing to..."Swallowing his saliva, Sima Yi responded with difficulty. The one who knows the times is Junjie, and he doesn't want to die! Cheng Yu was just forcing him, but behind Cheng Yu stood Cao Ying, who was sharpening his knife!

"That's great!" Cheng Yu's face flushed with a hint of ruddy, and he said with a smile: "Since you are willing to succeed me and continue to be loyal to the king, make an oath!" ”

"Just according to Cheng Gong's words!" Sima Yi sighed helplessly, he stood up, closed his eyes, raised his right hand, and stretched out three fingers, and roared loudly: "The yellow sky is above, and the earth is a lesson for you, I, Sima Yi, will be loyal to Cao Ying, the king of Wei, in my lifetime." If I break this oath, I will die by the blade! ”

"Good!" Cheng Yu pointed to the first place on the left and shouted: "Zhongda, please sit down!" ”

"Princess, you're welcome!" At this point, Sima Yi no longer shirked, he sat at the head of the left, like the head of all the strategists! But he was very unhappy in his heart, looking at Cheng Yu's eyes with a hint of ruthlessness, he secretly gritted his teeth in his heart and said: Old guy, you dare to calculate me, sooner or later you will die ugly, and your whole family will die ugly!

People are old and refined, how can Cheng Yu not see the resentment in Sima Yi's eyes, but he doesn't care, because he knows that his body can't resist for long. People die like lights go out, and future generations have their own blessings, Cheng Yu is over sixty years old, how can he not see it? If there is any regret in his heart, it is that he failed to see Cao Ying unify the world!

"King, the old man has retired!" Turning to look at Cao Ying, Cheng Yu's eyes showed a trace of love and warmth, which was not only the love of master and servant, but also the righteousness of brothers. In ancient times, there would be one or two courtiers who were like brothers around any Ming Monarch Holy Lord, but no one might know about it!

"Zhongde..."Cao Ying's heart suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, as if he was about to lose something. He stood up suddenly, as if he was reluctant to let Cheng Yu leave. But he stretched out his hand, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only look at Cheng Yu's old face in a daze, and forcibly held back the tears rolling in his eyes!

"Your Majesty, the minister is just going back to recuperate, why do you want to be this daughter? Don't make people laugh! Looking at Cao Ying's excited expression, Cheng Yu was also very moved. After getting along for more than 20 years, he is reluctant to Cao Ying, but who can avoid birth, old age, sickness and death? Cheng Yu rubbed his reddened eyes and showed a smiling face!

"Zhongde, you go and rest first!" Knowing that Cheng Yu's health is not good, Cao Ying will not let him continue to work hard, although the doctor has already made a diagnosis, Cao Ying still hopes that he can get better!

"King, I'm waiting for your good news!" Arching his hand, with the support of the waiter, Cheng Yu walked out of the hall, but Cao Ying felt that he was going farther and farther. opened his mouth, Cao Ying didn't stop him after all!

There was silence in the hall, and everyone was moved by Cheng Yu's loyalty, but only Sima Yi was moved on his face, but he was secretly scolding in his heart. However, Sima Yi's attitude is not important, the important thing is that Cao Ying remembers Cheng Yu's credit! After a long time, Cao Ying came back to his senses and said, "Everyone, Zhongde is weak and has gone back to recuperate, we can't delay too much time for him." Now Zhongda has arrived, and the Qin army is also under the city. Tell me, how can we resist the attack of the Qin army? ”

"Resistance?" Sima Yi frowned and said, "King, I'm new here, can you please explain the battle situation for me?" ”

"Absolutely! Zitong, tell Zhongda about the current situation! He smiled and nodded, although he was still a little jealous of Sima Yi, but with the oath, Cao Ying dared to use him with confidence. Jiang Ji carefully explained the battle situation, and Sima Yi suddenly fell into deep thought!

"Great King, although the Qin army's equipment is powerful, it is not invincible, I have a strategy, maybe I can suspend the crisis!" Sima Yi pinched his chin thoughtfully, but his words made everyone happy!

"What's the plan? Come on! Cao Ying had been overwhelmed by the Qin army's equipment, and he was overjoyed when he heard that Sima Yi had a countermeasure!

Sima Yi said with a smile: "It's actually very simple, it's just that all the adults want to solve the Qin Army's equipment perfectly, so they ignore this method!" The king can build a military village outside the city, and build a large village at opposite sides of the four corners to echo. If the Qin army wanted to attack the city with weapons, it must be within a range of 400 steps. Our army's Dazhai is connected together, and the distance of 400 steps outside the city is included in the scope of attack and defense. Then, the weapons of the Qin army can only attack our army's Dazhai and cannot hurt the city. As long as the city is there, Dazhai is not as much as it wants to build? ”

"Zhongda is really talented!" Cao Ying was overjoyed when he heard this, as for the Qin army's attack on Dazhai, there are few people in the Cao army, no one cares anymore, and the most important thing now is to block the Qin army's equipment!

Since it was Sima Yi's proposal, it was naturally up to him to carry it out. Outside the city of Runan, Cao's army established five large villages. Under siege, Cao Jun stationed 200,000 soldiers, led by Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, and Xiahou Yuan. Nanzhai was defended by Wei Yan and Wenpin. Xizhai is stationed by Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Beizhai, Lu Bu took Chen Gong to do the job. Dongzhai, due to the ban, Gao Shun guards the road to retreat to Shouchun! For a time, Runan City was like an iron bucket, Liu Zhang's siege equipment could no longer touch the city, unless the town guarding the four corners of the village was uprooted, otherwise these siege equipment could only attack the city under the army!

"Wonderful!" Standing at the head of the city, looking at the surrounding military villages, Cao Ying smiled happily, and the depression of the past few months seemed to be swept away. Now, the siege equipment of the Qin army can no longer pose a threat to Runan City, and he can sleep peacefully. However, God seems to have played a joke on him, and just when he was at his happiest, a basin of cold water drenched him!

"King, Master Cheng is critically ill!" A small colonel rushed to the city and said a piece of news that made Cao Ying shiver!

"Zhongde?!" Cao Ying was just stunned, and immediately ran down the city and went to Cheng Yu's bedroom. At this time, Cheng Yu was already dying, and he went to the hall to calculate Sima Yi, and he had exhausted his last strength.

"King, are you here?" As if he had a premonition, Cheng Yu opened his eyes slightly, he looked at Cao Ying with a sad face, but showed a bright smile!

"Zhongde, how are you? You must not be fine! Holding Cheng Yu's dry hand, the tears in Cao Ying's eyes finally couldn't hold back.

"King, you are a hero, how can you shed tears!" Stretching out his trembling hand and wiping away the tears on Cao Ying's face, Cheng Yu smiled: "A person over fifty is not a young man, and the old man is nearly seventy years old, and he is considered to have a long life." Even if I go today, there's no pity. It's just a little regrettable that I can't watch the king dominate the world! ”

"Zhongde, you must get better, how can you not watch me dominate the world? When I unify the world, how can I not be without you? Holding Cheng Yu's hand, Cao Ying couldn't cry. Xiaoxiong is also a human being, and he also has feelings. Maybe Cao Ying is usually very ruthless, and even a little ruthless, but for his own people, he still can't give up!

Cheng Yu said with a smile on his face: "King, I really don't want to leave at this time, but I have no choice, God won't let me continue to wait!" Now, I can walk with peace of mind! With Sima Yi's help, if you are still defeated, even if I live, it will be useless. However, if you win, you must be careful of Sima Yi, when he swears, he played a trick. If you are gone, he will usurp the Cao family..."

Seeing that Cheng Yu was a little dying after speaking, Cao Ying yelled: "Zhongde, you can't leave me!" As long as you live, I have the confidence to defeat Liu Zhang. ”

"King, farewell..." Cheng Yu shook his head, a tear slipped from the corner of his eye, and his hand hung weakly.

"No...", remembering a miserable howl, Cao Ying could only hug Cheng Yu's corpse and cry...

(To be continued)