Xu Du, the Imperial Palace, the court council Cao Pi received the war report, his heart was both flustered and angry, for him he needed the Cao family to take charge of the military power for him, to help him implement the ultimate goal of centralization, but he also didn't want to bear a bad reputation!

When Cao Cao was in power, the power was monstrous so he could suppress everyone, whether you were a scheming strategist or an arrogant general, he could be a meritocrat, who could last whom, but it was different when it came to Cao Pi, at least when the Wei State was first established, he couldn't release military power; He needs Cao's relatives to take charge of the military for him, and he also needs Cao's relatives to win a big battle for him, winning the battle means that Cao Pi is not cronyism, he needs face, but Cao Ren just gave him a slap at this critical moment; How could he not be angry, how could he not be angry? calming down the emotions in his heart, Cao Pi said slowly: "Cao Ren's army has been defeated, Jingzhou City has been lost, and Nanxiang County is estimated to be in danger!" General Cai Yang died in battle! At least 50,000 troops were wiped out! Hussar general Lu Bu was seriously injured! What do you think? ”

Cai Yang was killed in battle, and Lu Bu was seriously injured? Everyone felt incredible, and they talked about it; Sima Yi stepped forward and said: "The minister thinks that the most important thing at the moment is to negotiate with Shu and exchange the body of General Cai Yang back, and Lu Wenhou is seriously injured, so he should also be allowed to return to Beijing to recuperate for a period of time, after all, Lu Wenhou is also old, almost fifty years old!" ”

Listen up! This is the result that Cao Pi wants! He has always wanted to find an opportunity to let Lu Bu be free, isn't this opportunity right? Cao Pi nodded: "Immediately send someone to negotiate with the Shu State, and I will personally wear linen and filial piety for General Cai Yang!" In addition, let's talk about the mobilization of the army, Shu and Wu colluded to attack one after another, and the war on the southern front was under great pressure! ”

"Your Majesty! Jiangxia County has more than 150,000 troops, General Cao Ren and General Xiahoudun have a combined force of more than 200,000 troops, and there are 50,000 soldiers and horses taken away by Captain Li, and there are more than 400,000 before and after! Not a lot! Instead of sending armor, it is better to send generals to sharpen it! Hua Xin suggested; Also! Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang, Cao Xiu, Dian Man, Xu Yi and other young players also need to hone their skills! Cao Pi nodded and ordered these people to prepare for the expedition, go to Xiahoudun for appointment, and disperse the court, leaving Sima Yi here;" Sima Yi! Do you think I'm doing the right thing? Can the plan they put together really work? Cao Pi asked worriedly, after all, the immigration plan formulated by Li Yu and others needed to cost too much; Sima Yi: "Your Majesty! Very necessary in the long run! I wonder if Your Majesty has seen the current demographics? The eight states we occupy had a population of nearly 35 million before the Yellow Turbans, and now they are just over 25 million! Do you know what that means? ”

"More than 10 million people are gone?" Cao Pi was horrified, exhaled a breath of turbidity for a long time, and muttered to himself: "It's terrible!" No wonder the teacher said that population is the key to success or failure in the future! For this reason, there are also many regulations to reward childbirth, so it is, so it is! ”

Cao Pi has been listening to Li Yu, Tian Feng, Jia Xu, they are always talking about national strength and people's power, but he doesn't have an intuitive opinion, and now Sima Yi puts this data in front of him, bloody, he can't help but pay attention to it!

"Sima Yi drafted a will for me, about rewarding the population and giving birth, go!" , Cao Pi closed his eyes a little tired, he is also a diligent person, determined to be a good emperor, he always takes Liu Xie as a warning, telling himself that if he can't be a good emperor, he will end up like Liu Xie!

Sima Yi nodded yes, walked out, didn't take a few steps, "Mom-", Sima Yi was taken aback, there was a person in front of him: a golden crown with hair, a hundred flowers robe, Tang Yi armor, a lion barbarian treasure belt, nine feet tall, holding a Fang Tian painting halberd!

"Lu Wenhou?" , Sima Yi shouted in a low voice, disappointing him, this person turned around, but it was a very immature cheek, looking very handsome, stretched out his finger and pointed at himself: "Are you calling me?" ”

"Who are you? Why is it so similar to a hussar general? Don't? Sima Yi was very puzzled, he heard that Lu Bu had a son named Lu Bin, but he had never seen it; That's my father! Under the name of Lu Bin, the word is loyal! Lu Bin smiled: "I'm here to find Your Majesty!" Are you a father-in-law? ”

Well, I had a good impression of this kid, but the latter sentence made Sima Yi wilt and roared: "I'm a man!" I'm Sima Yi! Sima Zhongda! ”

Lu Bin scratched his head: "Oh! Got it! Incomplete man! You go to inform Your Majesty, and say that Lu Bin has come to ask for a meeting, and I will go on the expedition for my father! ”

"You", Sima Yi was so angry and helpless that he could only walk back and tell Xiao Huangmen to report, Lu Bin suddenly pointed at Sima Yi as if he had a big understanding: "It turned out to be the head of the father-in-law!" How offended! Thank me! ”

Sima Yi was injured and walked away without saying a word, looking at Sima Yi's distant back, Lu Bin smiled like a little fox: "Oh! This is Sima Yi? Uncle Wilder said he was very good, and he wasn't very good! Hee-hee! ”

"Your Majesty, please come in! Little General! Xiao Huangmen came to greet him, Lu Bin nodded, he is also seventeen years old this year, he has inherited Lu Bu's martial arts and body shape and the beauty of Diao Chan, and he is a high-level rich and handsome!

"Loyalty! What are you here to do? Cao Pi asked with a smile, nominally Lu Bin is still his junior brother, and he is also a little slug who follows behind his ass like Cao Zhang, don't look at Cao Pi is very uneasy about Lu Bu, he is still quite good to his little junior brother; Lu Bin knelt down and clenched his fists: "Your Majesty, my father is seriously injured, and I am afraid that he will make a mistake when he is old, and now the enemy cannot do without people who serve the country!" I would like to go on my father's behalf! Defend the glory of my Great Wei Kingdom! ”

The words were sonorous and powerful, Cao Pi was overjoyed, and praised again and again: "Good! Good! Good! Zhongwu has a heart! So be it! I will make you the champion! Partial general! There are also Cao Zhen, Xu Yi and others who will go with you! ”

"Champion Hou? General Ma", Lu Bin understood what was going on with a roll of his eyes, and he didn't shirk it at the moment, and after thanking him, he chatted with Cao Pi for a while and left; Ma Chao has been a prostitute Yao Lieutenant and Champion Hou over the years, but he has not been promoted for many achievements, which is Cao Cao's intention, he intends to leave Cao Pi as a pillar to use, so that Cao Pi can still be this good person; Lu Bu has a very high prestige, and he is also one of the best among the generals of the surrender faction, with many henchmen, whether it is Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, or Zang Ba, they are all his former subordinates and brothers, and now these people are all generals who defend one side, Cao Pi intends to weaken the strength of the generals of the surrender faction; And Lu Bin is Lu Bu's son, a family, if he wants to take a position in the army, Lu Bu will inevitably withdraw, and then let Ma Chao be promoted to hussar general, and the champion Hou This is also Cao Pi's statement to their Lu family, telling Lu Bu and his son that I still attach great importance to you; You must know that Cao Zhang's courage is not under Lu Bin, he and Lu Bin are the best among the younger generation, Cao Zhang has always hoped that he would become a champion, but he was persuaded by Cao Pi and did not agree, what a grace this is!

Not to mention what happened in Xuchang, Li Yu was also anxious after learning about Cao Ren's situation, he couldn't delay it any longer, originally Li Yu planned to fight slowly, and all the soldiers and horses of Jiujiang County and Lujiang County were mobilized, and Zang Ba, who was guarding the town in Xuzhou, had already sent troops to launch an immigration operation with the help of Tian Yu; Even if Bu Qi saw Cao Jun's intentions, he didn't dare to make too many moves in the face of Li Yu's fierce offensive, but Cao Ren's defeat disrupted the situation, Jiangxia County is currently changing hands repeatedly in the fierce confrontation between Wei and Wu, and Bu Qi has more than 200,000 Jiangdong troops behind him, and his courage has also increased; He asked Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, Chen Biao, Lu Dai, and Chen Biao to keep an eye on Shouchun City, launch an offensive, and buy him time He had to fight Zang Ba, otherwise this thief would empty the eastern part of Jiujiang County; "There are five generals in the Jiangdong Army, and there is no clear leader, this is our chance! Mr! It's time for a general attack, right? Xu Rong hugged his fists and said, after reading Cao Ren's letter, everyone's hearts were heavy; These days, they have established themselves in Shouchun City, and they have fought several battles, and they have won all of them, and they can gain the upper hand against an enemy twice their size, which is already very powerful; Li Yu closed his eyes and thought for a while: "The Jiangdong Army will be defeated in every battle, I suspect it is a trick to lure the enemy!" The five of them have the highest prestige with Xu Sheng and Lu Dai, although Sun Ben is Sun Quan's younger brother, but he is not the kind of incompetent and arrogant person, I think they have formed a central command organization headed by Xu Sheng or Lu Dai internally! Don't be careless! ”

"How's that to be?" , Cao Hong spread his hands, this goods have been arranged by Li Yu to negotiate with the various scholars in Shouchun in the past few days, talking about immigration, and he has gained a lot of benefits, and he is beautiful in his heart; "Cold salad! Cao Hong! I'll give you three thousand light rides! Isn't there still a lot of Wu Jun's armor in the city? Put him on! Rushing to Quyang and Jiujiang, disrupting their rear, their grain and grass supplies all come from these places, and cut him off! Li Yu said seriously; Cao Hong Huoran got up and hugged his fists to receive his life, and Li Yu looked at Xu Chu: "Zhongkang!" I will give you 500 light horsemen, not for you to go to battle, you take these military horses and don't think about rushing to kill, you take people to pick up gongs and drums, go to their camps and beat them, so that they are tired and cannot rest! ”

"No!" , Xu Chu nodded, and walked out badly;

"General Xu Rong! Straighten out the soldiers and horses, I will leave for Fancheng in three days, and I will leave it to you here! Li Yu was a little tired: "I'm so tired!" ”

(To be continued)