The eastern capital is Luoyang.

Ma Yueying returned to the Son of Heaven for more than a few months, and the time came to the spring of the eleventh year of Jian'an (198) in a blink of an eye, since welcoming the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, Ma Yue immediately sent 100,000 people from Guanzhong to Luoyang, and wantonly repaired the palace of the Eastern Capital, and collected tens of thousands of displaced people from Yan and Henan Prefectures to live in Luoyang.

Under the support of Ma Yue, the major businesses in Guanzhong have also opened shops in Luoyang, and in the past few months, the eastern capital of Luoyang has been bustling with pedestrians, gradually returning to the weather, especially in the east of the city. The Son of Heaven Longyan Dayue immediately issued an edict to seal Ma Yue as prime minister, increasing the number of households by 2,000.

Luoyang East City, Prime Minister's Mansion Warm Pavilion.

Ma Yue is lying comfortably on the brocade stool, this kind of brocade stool is specially made, the bottom is hollowed out like a toilet, there is a backrest, there is a basement under the stool, the stone is placed, it is burned red, there are maids pouring water on the stone, and the steam is surging to smoke the butcher's lower body, which is very cool.

In the sound of small footsteps, Diao Chan (real Diao Chan) lifted the curtain and entered.

Meimu glanced lightly at Ma Yue's scarred [***], and a faint trace of regret suddenly flashed in Diao Chan's eyes, and said, "Master, Master Jia is here." ”

Ma Yue sighed, waved his hand, and was half-squatting with his delicate body beating his legs for Ma Yue, only wearing a thin silk strand almost like ** on his body, Qiao Yingying got up, bent down and bowed to Ma Yue, and then disappeared behind the screen, Ma Yue said to Diao Chan: "Cicada, let Master Jia come in." ”

Diao Chan answered and turned to leave.

In less than a moment, when the bamboo curtain was lifted, Jia Xu had already grown inside, waved at Ma Yue, and said loudly: "See the lord." ”

"No need to be polite." Ma Yue grabbed a robe and wrapped it around his body, then leaned down on the cushion, and beckoned Jia Xu to say, "Come, Wenhe come and sit." ”

"Thank you, Lord."

Jia Xu thanked him, and then stepped forward and sat down next to Ma Yue.

"My lord, Xuchang has been captured." Jia Xu said, "But only Xun Yu was caught, not Cao Ying, and even Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Xun You, Xu You, Cheng Yu, Jia Kui, Liu Ye, Zangba and other civil and military generals under Cao Ying were not caught." ”

Ma Yue said: "Wen He thinks that Cao Ying and his civilian military generals died in the chaos, or did they escape?" ”

Jia Xu said: According to Ziyan, in the last big breakout, there were dozens of cavalry of the Cao army to break out of the encirclement, and it was thought that Cao Ying and his henchmen Wenwu were probably dressed up as ordinary cavalry and escaped in a way of concealing the world. ”

Ma Yue said: "Lonely (now that Ma Yue is Lianggong, there should be no problem in calling lonely and widowed) also thinks so." ”

Jia Xu said: "Alas, the lord has laid a net outside Xuchang City, but I didn't expect Cao Ying to escape, this guy is really fateful." ”

"Huh." Ma Yue said with a smile, "Wenhe thinks Cao Ying's life is big, Cao Ying is still lonely, Sanjiangkou, Yecheng, and Bishui Pass, isn't it lonely to escape death?" Each other, if Cao Ying dies so easily, then he is not Cao Ying. ”

If you really want to talk about it, Ma Yue really has a sympathetic feeling for Cao Ying.

If it weren't for the urgency of the times, Ma Yue really wanted to make friends with Cao Ying, and Ma Yue believed that with the hearts and surnames of the two, they would likely become friends!

Jia Xu said happily: "So, does the lord plan to punish General Gao Shun?" ”

Ma Yue said: "What is Gao Shun's crime? ”

"Thank you, Lord." Jia Xu was overjoyed and said, "Xu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to release General Gao." ”

"Huh?" Ma Yue was stunned and said, "Gao Shun has returned to Luoyang?" ”

Jia Xu said: "Zheng and Ziyan knelt down with the foreign minister of the Prime Minister's Mansion and pleaded guilty to the lord. ”

"You." Ma Yue pointed at Jia Xu with a smile and said, "Although Gao Shun and Li Su are not guilty, they are also responsible, Cao Ying still slipped away from them after all, this kneeling is still inevitable, just let them kneel." Wen and you don't have to hurry to leave, Lone still has important things to discuss with you. ”

Jia Xu said happily: "Dare not obey your fate." ”

Ma Yue raised his head and said, "Dian Wei." ”

The figure outside the warm pavilion flashed, and the tower-like figure of Dian Wei had already lifted the curtain and entered, and asked, "What does the lord command?" ”

Ma Yue said: "Send someone to invite Lord Fazheng." ”

"Yes."

Dian Wei suddenly agreed, and went with his sword.

Ma Yue said again: "Wenhe, before filial piety arrives, there is still something I want to discuss with you." ”

Jia Xu said: "My lord, please speak." ”

Ma Yue said: "In the battle with Cao Ying, our army suffered a lot of casualties, especially the Wuhuan wolf cavalry led by Jutu was even more casual, the wolf cavalry soldiers were Wuhuan people, according to the military law of Liangzhou, they could not enjoy the same pension as the Han army soldiers, but then again, these Wuhuan soldiers have been following Yu Gu since the beginning of the valley, experienced in a hundred battles, loyal, Yu Gu, Yu three army soldiers are no different from the clansmen in their hearts, and they can't bear it." ”

Jia Xu's face showed a solemn expression, got up and gave Ma Yue a long stroke, and said: "The lord is benevolent, and the Wuhuan soldiers are very lucky!" The soldiers of the Liang Army are very fortunate! The people in the world are very lucky! ”

Wenhe sat down and spoke. When Jia Xu re-entered the table, Ma Yuecai continued, "Lone has an idea and wants to discuss it with Wen He. ”

Jia Xu said: "Listen to me. ”

Ma Yue said: "Gu intends to make Ju Tu's eldest son Ju Yantuo as his righteous son, give him the surname Ma, and become a Han citizen!" The orphans of the remaining Wuhuan soldiers who died in battle were given Han loans and changed their surnames to Wu, so that the Wuhuan soldiers could enjoy the same death pension as the Han soldiers. ”

Jia Xu said solemnly: "The lord is wise. ”

This is by no means a compliment from Jia Xu, but from the bottom of his heart, Ma Yue's ferocity is only for the enemy, but for his subordinates is extremely compassionate, from ancient times to the present, there has never been a lord who can pay as much attention to the life of the trilogy as Ma Yue, and there has never been a sovereign who can be as heartily supported by the trilogy as Ma Yue.

Soldiers are often rough people, they don't understand any big truths, as long as you are good to them, they will give you their lives, it's that simple.

As he was talking, Fa Zheng came suddenly, saluted Ma Yueshi, and sang: "See the lord." ”

Ma Yue bowed his head lightly, signaled Fa Zheng to sit down, and then said: "Gu Jin said that I invited you here to discuss the future strategy of the Liang Army with you, filial piety, you can talk about it first." ”

Fa Zheng was obviously prepared, and Ma Yue's voice replied aloud: "The lord is new to welcome the Son of Heaven, the world is returning to the heart, Cao Ying is newly defeated, lonely and lonely, Liu Biao is a person who does nothing, although Sun Jian has the posture of a hero, but he is partial to Jiangdong, there are no more than 30,000 or 50,000 soldiers, and no more than 1 million people." ”

"As far as the general trend is concerned, now is the best time to attack Jing and Yang, but it's a pity, the battle with Cao Ying is a huge loss of money and food for our army, and the savings of several years of recuperation have been exhausted, and the Liangzhou Army has been fighting for a long time, the soldiers are tired, and they urgently need to rest, and it is difficult to launch a large-scale war in a short time."

Ma Yue turned his gaze to Jia Xu and asked, "What does Wen He think?" ”

Jia Xu said: "What Xiaozhi said is not unreasonable, the strategy of the Liang army in the next three to five years should be to consolidate the Central Plains, first map Yuan Shao to pacify the north, and then accumulate ten years of strength to sweep Jingyang with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, and finally enter Sichuan to determine the world." ”

"Irikawa?" Ma Yue's heart jumped, and he suddenly asked, "After Cao Ying defeats Xuchang, will he go to Sichuan to join Liu Zhang?" ”

Jia Xu said: "If Cao Ying enters Sichuan to vote for Liu Zhang, he will definitely die, and the lord only needs to send a person who can speak well to go to the place." ”

Fa Zhengdao: "If Cao Ying is lucky not to die, he will not defect to Sun Jian, he can only go to Jingzhou to defect to Liu Biao." ”

Ma Yue said: "Liu Biao is not afraid of Cao Ying's nestle dove? ”

Fa Zhengdao: "Although Liu Biao is the lord of Jingzhou, it is actually difficult to live up to his name. ”

"Oh?" Ma Yue said, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Fa Zhengdao: "The Jingxiangshi clan has a strong power of the door valves, especially the four surnames Cai, Kuai, Huang, and Wang are the most powerful, among which Xiangyang Cai and Liu Biao are still in-laws, but Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue have been taken captive by the main public, and Liu Biao has fallen into the military division's plan to marry the trouble, and the Nanjun Kuai surname has been wiped out by Liu Biao, and the power is not as good as before!" ”

"Today's real power in Jingzhou is actually controlled by Liu, Cai, Huang, and Wang, if Cao Ying is defeated and votes for Jingzhou, Jingxiang Gate Valve will inevitably suggest that Liu Biao recruit Cao Ying to fight against the lord and Sun Jian out of consideration for protecting his own interests, even if Liu Biao is unwilling, he can't control the overall situation."

"Ugh." Ma Yue slapped his palm on the case and sighed, "If things are really as Xiaozhi said, Cao Ying will enter Jingzhou sooner or later!" Now Sun Jian led the army to storm Huainan and Xuzhou, our army was tired after a long battle, and the whip was beyond reach, and the Jianghuai anointed land was owned by it sooner or later, so there was Cao Ying in the south, and Sun Jian in the east, I am afraid that it would become a great disaster! ”

Fa Zhengdao: "There is a plan down there that can solve the worries of the lord." ”

Ma Yue said: "Will the plan be released?" ”

Fa Zhengdao: "The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family hope to return to the sea, the foundation is extremely deep, although Yuan Shao was defeated by Guandu, 300,000 troops were reduced to nothing, but its foundation has not been damaged, the strength still exists, the lord is eager to do it, I am afraid that the soldiers will be lost, and the loss of money and food is difficult to count!" Why don't the lord go to Chen Tianzi, show Yuan Shao's merits, show his eldest son Yuan Tan as the history of Yangzhou Thorn, the second son Yuan Xi as the history of Xuzhou Thorn, the third son Yuan Shang as the history of Yuzhou Thorn, and the female nephew Gao Gan as the history of Yanzhou Thorn! Yuan Shao is a self-righteous person who is so happy to make great achievements, and he will gladly accept the edict when he sees it. ”

"Hahaha, good plan." Jia Xu said, "If the lord takes the opportunity to form an alliance with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will gladly agree, so that the lord can use Yuan Shao's power to stabilize the situation in the Central Plains without a single soldier. ”

Fa Zheng said: "There are two major advantages to this, one is to consume Yuan Shao's strength, and the other is to disperse Hebei's troops. ”

"Haha, good!" Ma Yue got up and said loudly, "A good tiger is a problem, pigs can eat meat, and Yuan Shao, a pig is still raised!" ”

"However......" Ma Yue changed his words, and then said, "Cao Ying, the tiger, must not be indulged, let alone let him use Jingzhou as a springboard to seek Xichuan...... It's hard! Before Cao Ying's move, Meng Qi led an elite army south of Hanzhong and sought to capture Xichuan. ”

Jia Xu thought for a while and persuaded: "If you want to do things quickly, you can't reach it, and the lord thinks twice." ”

Fa Zheng also said: "My lord, our army has been fighting for several months, and the soldiers have been exhausted, and the consumption of money and food in the government treasury is very huge and difficult to last. ”

This time, Ma Yue, Jia Xu, and Fa Zheng's opinions finally had serious differences.

Ma Yue, as a traverser, of course knows that Cao Ying's serious surname in Sichuan, if Cao Ying really enters Xichuan, then he will become Liu Bei in the official history, even if Ma Yue unifies most of China north of the Yangtze River, he may not be able to enter Xichuan, under the chain reaction, under the containment of Xichuan, Ma Yue will not be able to concentrate his forces to attack Eastern Wu.

In this way, the situation of the Three Kingdoms in the official history is likely to reappear, which is incompetent and intolerable to Ma Yue. Liu Biao was anxious to get Cao Ying's help, so Ma Yue had to take Xichuan before Cao Ying made a move, and nip the possibility of the Three Kingdoms in the bud.

Ma Yue said categorically: "Determination has been made, Wenhe and filial piety do not need to be said." ”

Jia Xu and Fa Zheng were relatively silent.

……

Gu cheng.

Before the dust of the Tibetan tyrant was washed, he hurried to the dilapidated county government hall, and Cao Ying hurriedly led everyone to welcome the Tibetan tyrant into the lobby.

Zangba stretched out his hand to take the kettle handed over by Tai Ban, drank the water in the kettle, and then wiped his mouth and said to Cao Ying: "Lord, the last general has already found out. ”

Cao Ying said: "Don't worry, Xuan Gao sat down and spoke slowly, and everyone should sit down together." ”

After everyone sat down, Zangba gasped and said: "Lord, Xuchang has been breached, Mr. Xun Yu has been captured by the Liang army, life and death are unknown, the horse butcher has welcomed the Son of Heaven back to the Eastern Capital, and 100,000 people have been transferred from Guanzhong to repair the Luoyang Palace and Palace, the Tiger Prison Pass and the Bishui Pass have also been repaired, and the horse butchers have sent heavy troops to garrison!" ”

"The local officials of Yan and Henan Prefecture fled and died, and bandits were rampant in Mangdang Mountain, Jiuli Mountain, and Taishan, and the lives were ruined.

[Yuan Shao, Cao Ying, and Ma Yue fought in the Central Plains, and most of the people in Yan and Henan prefectures avoided Xuzhou, Huainan, Guanzhong, Jingzhou and other places, and a small number of those who stayed behind also became bandits. ]

Speaking of this, the tone of the Tibetan tyrant was also choked up, and Liu Ye, Zhang Liao and others who were listening also showed gloom in their eyes.

Cao Ying looked up to the sky and sighed, and said miserably: "The disaster of the horse butcher has brought disaster to the country and the people, and it is so much!" ”

Zangba said: "Sun Jian has attacked Huainan, Lei Xu died in battle, Mei Cheng surrendered, and now the Wu army is dividing its troops to attack Xuzhou Guangling from the west and south sides respectively, and is fighting Jiangdu with Chen Deng. ”

Cao Hong asked, "Has the horse butcher's Liang army ever sent troops?" ”

Zang overbearing: "The last general secretly went to Luoyang and Jinggi, and spying many times, but did not find any signs of large-scale assembly of the Liang army. ”

Cheng Yu said: "The horse butcher doesn't want to save, but I'm afraid that he has more than enough strength to do it, although the horse butcher has won the battle of Luoyang, the battle of Nanyang and the battle of Yecheng, the battle of Xuchang and the battle of Qingniu Pass also ended in the victory of the Liang army, but the Liang army actually suffered heavy casualties under the battle, and the money and food were exhausted, and it was difficult to recover without three to five years of recuperation." ”

Cao Ying's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, Tuan Tuan glanced at everyone, and said, "Today's general trend is roughly like this, what do you think?" ”

Jia Kui said: "My lord, Yan and Henan have become barren lands, and it is difficult to become a foundation; Huainan has been owned by Sun Jian, and it is unthinkable; Xuzhou Shi clan gate valve is numerous, and the horse butcher holds the righteousness of the Son of Heaven, and may not be willing to use it for the Lord, nor can he go; Yuan Shao has a great enmity with the lord, and if he goes to vote, he will be harmed, so he can't go to Hebei; In addition to this, he had to go to Jiangdong, Jingzhou or Xichuan three ways, thinking that Xichuan was surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there were thousands of miles of fertile fields, with a population of as many as five or six million, and if the lord could take it for himself, it would be enough to compete with the horse butcher. ”

"No." Cheng Yu hurriedly said, "The Sichuan people are xenophobic, if the lord goes to Xichuan to defect to Liu Zhang, he will be harmed!" ”

Cao Hong said unwillingly: "There are still 2,000 elite soldiers under the lord's account (Yu Ban, Cao Zhen, and Cao Hong brought back the remnants), wouldn't it be better to stand on their own according to Runan, so why send people to the fence?" ”

Cao Ying shook his head and said: "Zilian is poor, Runan used to be a big county, but now most of the population is lost, how can the army and horses survive without money, food, and horses?" And Runan is close to Yingchuan and Luoyang, if the horse butcher hears the news and comes to attack, how can our army resist the enemy? Although it is not a lonely wish to send people under the fence, it is also helpless. ”

"Hey!"

Cao Hong sighed and was silent.

Cao Ying slowly got up and said to everyone: "Raise troops to Jingzhou to join Liu Biao, if you don't follow, you will never leave any difficulty, please leave by yourself." ”

Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Zangba, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Jia Kui, Yu Ban and others hurriedly got up, stood in front of Cao Ying, hugged their fists and responded: "A certain swear to follow the prime minister to the death, never turn his back!" ”

"Ziyang." Cao Ying's gaze finally fell on Liu Ye, "It's up to you to take a trip to Xiangyang." ”

Liu Ye clenched his fists and responded: "Ye takes orders." ”

……

Luoyang.

Originally, the Deyang Hall where the Son of Heaven summoned the ministers had been destroyed in the military disaster, and after Ma Yue welcomed the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang, he built a slightly smaller palace on the site of the original Deyang Hall for hundreds of officials to make a pilgrimage to the Son of Heaven.

It is said that the eastern sky has just revealed a trace of fish belly white, the bells and drums in front of the Deyang Palace are ringing, and the civil and military officials who have been waiting for a long time have entered the court, and they are divided into two shifts after three kneeling and nine knocks, and there is a lonely person standing at the front of the civil official sequence on the left, but it is the current prime minister Ma Yue, who is a very human minister.

The eunuch stepped forward and sang: "There is a morning music, and there is nothing to retreat from." ”

The eyes of the Chinese martial arts of the hall fell on Ma Yue, and Ma Yue took two steps forward without hurrying and knelt down under the Dan Qi, and said, "The courtier has this play." ”

Emperor Xian hurriedly said: "The prime minister should not kneel, get up and speak." ”

Ma Yuechang knelt down and said: "It is an ancient etiquette for a courtier to kneel and play the king, how dare a minister disobey the courtesy." ”

Emperor Xian said: "In this way, the prime minister will play quickly." ”

Ma Yue said: "The general Yuan Shaode is highly respected, meritorious service, in the fight against the traitor Cao Ying made great contributions, the minister asked His Majesty to entitle the general's eldest son Yuan Tan as the Yangzhou Assassin History, the second son Yuan Xi as the Xuzhou Assassin History, the third son Yuan Shang as the Yuzhou Assassin History, and the nephew Gao Gan as the Yanzhou Assassin History, in recognition of his outstanding merits. ”

"Quasi-play." Emperor Xian didn't think about it, so he agreed, "I'm ready to play, the prime minister is invited to get up quickly." ”

"Your Majesty."

Ma Yue respectfully kowtowed three more times, and then got up and returned to his position.

Emperor Xian asked the ministers again: "What else do you Aiqing do?" ”

Situ Kong Rong out of the class said: "Since Dong Zhuo chaotic Beijing, Cao thief robbery (the Son of Heaven has been in the hands of Ma Yue, Kong Rong can only say that Cao Ying is a traitor), the Son of Heaven has been displaced so that the government is deserted, the state affairs are redundant, and there are many victims of hundreds of officials. ”

Emperor Xian said: "Good, is there a suitable candidate for Kong Aiqing?" ”

Kong Rong said: "Chen Qun can be Guangluxun, full of favor can be Da Honglu, Dong Zhao can be a servant, Du Ji can be a great Si Nong, Sima Lang can be a Shaofu, and Chen Jiao can be a master craftsman, assisting the prime minister in repairing the palace." ”

Emperor Xian turned to Ma Yue and asked, "I wonder what the prime minister thinks?" ”

Ma Yue said: "The list drawn up by Master Kong is very reasonable, and the minister has no objections. ”

Emperor Xian said: "So, I will play." ”

"Your Majesty."

Kong Rong thanked him for entering the class.

Emperor Xian asked the hundred officials again: "I don't know if you Aiqing has a suitable candidate to be elected to the court?" ”

Taichang Sima Fang went out of the class and said: "The external move does not avoid hatred, the internal move does not avoid relatives, Sima Yi, the second son of Weichen, is smart and studious, slightly talented, and can be a langzhong." ”

Sima Fang's voice fell, and Ma Yue's eyebrows jumped violently!

Although Ma Yue doesn't know much about the Three Kingdoms, he is by no means unfamiliar with the name Sima Yi, and the demon who is always associated with Sima Yi - Zhuge Kongming!

If conditions permitted, Ma Yue would have sent someone to arrest these two guys, and if they could be used, they would not be killed directly with a knife, just like when they treated Zhou Yu at the beginning, but it was a pity that they fell short and did not succeed! However, it is a pity that Ma Yue does not know the origin of these two people, and there is a vast sea of people, if he wants to find these two people from the people, it is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack!

Suddenly hearing the name Sima Yi in the court today, Ma Yue couldn't help but be shocked.

Emperor Xian asked Ma Yue as usual: "What does the prime minister think?" ”

Ma Yue hurriedly calmed down and replied: "Master Sima has a family history, the eldest son Sima Lang is young and talented, elegant and elegant, and all officials have a good reputation, and the second son Sima Yi is also a great talent. Today's Prime Minister's Mansion is still lacking in the Lord's Thin, if Lord Sima does not give up, the Prime Minister is willing to wait for the vacant position, I don't know what Lord Sima wants? ”

Ma Yue's move was naturally not well-intentioned.

As a person in the future, Ma Yue knows that Sima Yi's dangerous surname is definitely not under Cao Ying, such a dangerous person Ma Yue really doesn't worry about letting him wander around blindly, he has to stay by his side and observe carefully, if he can use it, he can use it to a limited extent, if he can't use it, then find an excuse to kill it as soon as possible, so as not to harm his descendants.

Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by!

Who is Sima Zhao, Sima Yi's youngest son!

But now even Sima Yi is not as weak as the crown, Sima Zhao naturally has not even appeared, but Ma Yue never thinks that this is groundless, everything he has experienced after coming to this troubled world tells him an iron truth, everything is prepared for a rainy day, and all dangers are nipped in the bud, so that he can live in peace.

Sima Fang obviously had a deep affection for Ma Yuejiao, and when he was about to sternly refuse, Emperor Xian had already stroked his palms and smiled: "Good, so good, I have allowed Sima Aiqing, hehe." ”

Since the Son of Heaven had agreed, Sima Fang had no choice but to reluctantly respond: "So, thank you Prime Minister for your love." ”

"Huh." Ma Yue stroked his palms and laughed, "So, that's it." ”

……

It's noon, the Prime Minister's House.

When Sima Yi arrived, Ma Yue was discussing with Jia Xu.

It happened that Dian Wei sent a jar of good wine, Ma Yue picked up the pen and wrote the words "Yihe Wine" on the wine jar vertically and then put it on the case, Sima Yi saw this and stepped forward without saying a word, generously lifted the wine jar and poured a big sip into his mouth, and then praised it unsatisfactorily: "Good wine, really good wine." ”

Dian Wei said angrily: "This is the grape wine that Shi Banshan, the chief of the Western Regions, dedicated to the prime minister, where did you come from, a thief bird, and dare to drink it first?" ”

Sima Yi said: "The prime minister's order, how dare you disobey it." ”

"What did you say?" Dian Wei was stunned and said, "The prime minister's life? When did the Prime Minister let you drink? ”

Sima Yi stretched out his hand and pointed to the three words on the wine altar and said, "General, please see, the prime minister obviously wrote the five words 'one person and one sip of wine' on the wine altar, is it wrong?" ”

"Ah, this ......"

Dian Wei scratched his head and was at a loss.

Ma Yue laughed and said: "Zhongda is really talented, and his reputation is well deserved, Dian Wei, you can step down." ”

Dian Wei went down with a puzzled face, he didn't even understand what was going on? Dian Wei recognized the words on the wine jar, but the words on the wine jar didn't know him.

Sima Yi bowed respectfully to Ma Yue, and said loudly: "Boy Sima Yi, see the prime minister." ”

"No courtesy." Ma Yue said with his hands, "The prime minister's position is humble and hard-working, Zhongda will not have complaints, right?" ”

"How dare you." Sima Yi responded: "I can serve the prime minister, how dare the kid complain if he is overjoyed." ”

"Oh, that's very good." Ma Yue said, "You go down first." ”

"In this way, the kid will retire first."

Sima Yi shook his body and turned to leave.

As soon as Sima Yi's figure was far away, Ma Yue's face became gloomy, and he asked Jia Xu, who had not spoken beside him, "Wenhe, how is this son?" ”

Jia Xu brushed the sparse willow whiskers under his chin, and replied in a condensed voice: "This son looks at the ape Gu and has the talent to pass through the heavens and latitudes, but he is ......."

"But how?" Ma Yue said, "Wen He, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"If this son is used well, he is a capable minister who governs the world, and if he is not used well, he is a hero in troubled times!" Jia Xu said this, and said without worry, "How did Sima Yi become a capable minister?" Or do you want to become a hero? It depends on Gongzi's future performance. ”

Ma Yue said: "Lone understands. ”

Jia Xu's words couldn't be clearer, which means that in Ma Yue's lifetime, no matter how great Sima Yi's ability is, he can't turn the sky upside down, but after Ma Yue's death, it is difficult to say whether Ma Zheng can still suppress Sima Yi. If Ma Zheng is as eloquent as Ma Yue, then it is naturally no problem, on the contrary, if Ma Zheng's ability is mediocre, then Ma Yue must give Sima Yi to death before he dies to prevent trouble.

……

Xiangyang, Liu Biao's official residence.

Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Liu Pan, Li Yan, Huang Zu, Han Xuan, Zou Jing, Han Song, Wang Wei, Wang Cang, Zhao Fan, Jin Xuan and other Jingxiang ministers of civil and military affairs have gathered together to discuss major matters.

With the passage of the Ming Dynasty, the general trend of the world is becoming more and more clear, Gongsun Zhan, Han Fu, Kong Rong, Zhang Ji, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Lu Bu and other separatist warlords have been destroyed, Yuan Shao's defeat through Guandu is not as strong as before, and the defeat is also a matter of time, and the northwest horse leap gradually has swept the world.

A very serious problem has been placed in front of the Jingxiang clan gatekeeper, where should Jingzhou go?

If you look at the map, you will find that the geographical location of Jingzhou is very unfavorable, although Liu Zhang and Liu Biao in Xichuan are both relatives of the Han family, but unfortunately Liu Biao once supported Zhang Lu in Hanzhong and had a bad relationship with Liu Yan in the early years, and the two families have been grudges for a long time, and the east is the territory of Sun Jian, the tiger of Jiangdong, and Sun Jian is also at odds with Liu Biao.

Needless to say in the north, the horse butcher can be described as the public enemy of the world, and there is absolutely no room for reconciliation with the Jingxiang clan, even if Ma Yue supports the Son of Heaven and holds the righteousness in his hands, he cannot change this reality, especially the policy pursued by the horse butcher in Guanzhong, which makes the Jingxiang clan deeply hate.

[Ma Yue pursued in Guanzhong the policy of attaching equal importance to agriculture and commerce, running private affairs, taking scholars through the imperial examination, and opening up official roads, these policies can be said to be directly aimed at the Shi clan gate valves, intended to weaken the power of the Shi clan gate valves, compress the living space of the Shi clan gate valves, and naturally be hated by the Shi clan in the world, in this case, the Jingxiang clan will certainly not have a sense of identity with Ma Yue. ]

In addition to Jiaozhou further south, Jingzhou can be said to be enemies on three sides, and such a living environment can be described as extremely harsh.

Jingzhou Don't drive Han Song out of the ranks and said: "Lord, the situation in Jingzhou is not optimistic, and I think that the top priority is to send a general to defend Xinye, so as to prevent the Xiliang Iron Cavalry from going south from Wancheng to Xiangyang, and then try to improve the relationship with Liu Zhang and Sun Jian, in order to form an alliance with the three families to resist Ma Yue, only in this way, Jingzhou may be preserved." ”

Liu Biao frowned and said, "Then who can guard Xinye?" ”

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun looked at each other, and Liu Pan and Huang Zu turned their heads sideways, and they didn't dare to look at Liu Biao.

Only Li Yan stepped forward and said angrily: "The last general is willing to defend Xinye." ”

"Bastard!" Liu Biao shouted, "Xinye's gains and losses are very important, how can you and other juniors take on this great responsibility, and you don't retire with Lonely!" ”

Li Yan was ashamed and angry, and left with his sleeves brushed up.

Jingxiang celebrity Wang Cang said: "Although General Wei Yan is young, he has the demeanor of a general, and he is worthy of this important task. ”

Although Wang Cang is famous in Jingxiang, but because he is not good-looking, he has not been appreciated by Liu Biao, and he has been mixed in Jingzhou officialdom for several years and is only a small official in Tsing Yi.

At that moment, Liu Biao shook his head like a drum, and said disapprerovitically: "Zhong Xuan's words are wrong, although Wei Yan has courage and strategy, he is young, how can he be the opponent of the horse butcher?" Let it guard the new field will be a big mistake. ”

Wang Cang smiled bitterly and retreated silently.

Han Xuan suddenly came out and said: "Lord, one person in the lower guarantee is enough to guard Xinye." ”

"Oh?" Liu Biao asked, "I don't know who it is?" ”

Han Xuan said: "Cao Ying! ”

"Huh?" Liu Biao was shocked when he heard this, "Cao Ying! ”

A group of Jingxiang civil and military officers in the hall also asked: "Didn't Cao Ying already die in Xuchang?" ”

Han Xuan said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Cao Ying actually did not die in Xuchang, and is now stationed at the junction of Nanyang, Yingchuan, and Runan counties, a small county town called the ancient city!" Although Cao Ying was defeated by Xuchang, there are still 8,000 elite soldiers under his command, Wen has Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Jia Kui are all today's celebrities, Wu has Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Tibetan Ba are all 10,000 enemies, and Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and other clan generals, it can be said that there are many talents, if the lord can recruit it, and use it to hold Xinye, it is enough to resist the Liang army. ”

"!" Han Xuan's voice fell, and Liu Biao's son Liu Pan immediately came out and reprimanded, "Cao Ying was once the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, if he ushers in Jingzhou, where will the lord be evil?" ”

Han Xuan said: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, since everyone is a Han courtier, and it is their responsibility to support the Han family and eradicate the annihilation, why should they care about the position and power?" Although Cao Ying was once a Han minister, he was a hero of the world, and he should understand the truth, how could he compete with the lord to be the lord of Jingzhou? ”

Liu Biao's expression was uncertain, no one knew what he was thinking in his heart, and it took a long time to ask Cai Mao, "What does Degui think?" ”

Cai Mao hurriedly said: "It's not enough to refuse the horse butcher." ”

Liu Biao asked Huang Zu again: "What does Yuanyang think?" ”

Huang Zu also said: "Non-Cao Ying is not enough to reject the horse butcher." ”

Liu Biao finally asked Wang Weidao: "What does Yuan Wu think?" ”

Wang Wei said again: "If it is not Cao Ying, it is not enough to reject the horse butcher. ”

Since Cai Mao, Huang Zu, and Wang Wei have already expressed their positions, it is equivalent to the opinions of Cai, Huang, and Wang in the four major gates of Jingxiang have reached an agreement, and the attitude of these three families actually represents the attitude of the entire Jingxiang clan.

After being silent for a long time, Liu Biao suddenly said: "That's the end of today, and this matter will be discussed later." ”

After that, Liu Biao brushed his sleeves and left, no longer paying attention to everyone, and everyone was very bored and left one after another.

……

It's late at night, Lumen Mountain.

In an ordinary hut, Liu Biao bowed respectfully to an old man and said, "Pang Degong, Gu really encountered a problem this time, and I came here to ask for advice." ”

Pang Degong solemnly motioned for Liu Biao to sit at the table, and asked the boy to serve tea, then smiled and said, "I don't know what problem Liu Jingzhou encountered?" ”

Liu Biao said: "Since Dong Zhuo's chaos in Beijing, the world has risen together, the princes are numerous, and now several heroes are all extinguished, only Gu, Jiangdong Sun Jian, Xichuan Liu Zhang, Hebei Yuan Shao still exists, and the northwest horse leap gradually has the tendency to sweep the world!" In order to protect themselves, the Jingxiang clan promoted Cao Ying as the Xinye Taishou to resist the Liang army, did Pang Degong think this move was appropriate? ”

Pang Degong didn't answer, and asked Liu Biao instead: "Does Liu Jingzhou know a wolf?" ”

Liu Biao said: "Nature knows." ”

Pound said fairly: "Do you know the surname of the wolf?" ”

Liu Biao shook his head and said, "I don't know. ”

Pang De said fairly: "The wolf surname likes to live in groups, each wolf pack has a wolf king, all the female wolves in the wolf pack are the wolf king's spouses, and the rest of the male wolves do not have the right to mate!" After the old wolf king is old, the strongest young male wolf in the wolf pack or outside the wolf pack will challenge it, and the old wolf king will be defeated, and the new wolf king will join the wolf pack. Why is that? Because only the new wolf king can provide them with protection, and only the new wolf king can keep this wolf pack alive and vigorous, so that the whole wolf pack can survive! ”

Liu Biao was silent.

After a while, Pang Degong asked, "Now, does Liu Jingzhou understand?" ”

"Understood." Liu Biao said gloomily, "Lone is the old wolf king, Cao Ying is the new wolf king, and Jingxiang's warriors are the she-wolves in the wolf pack!" ”

Pang Degong said again: "Then does Liu Jingzhou know what to do?" ”

Liu Biao shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Pang De said fairly: "Xing, the people are suffering, dying, the people are suffering, I hope Liu Jingzhou can think of the people of Jingxiang." ”

Liu Biao was puzzled: "What does Pang Degong mean by this, can you make it clear?" ”

"It's getting late." Pang Degong didn't explain, but suddenly got up and said, "The old man won't keep guests, Liu Jingzhou please take care of himself." ”

Liu Biao had no choice but to bow his hand to Pang Degong and then turned around and walked out of the hut.

After Liu Biao came out of the hut, Pang Degong looked at the gloomy night sky and sighed, shook his head and said: "The chaos in Jingzhou is about to begin, I don't know how much suffering the people of Jingzhou will suffer?" ”

……

Xiangyang, Han Xuan's official residence.

Han Xuan had just returned home with his front foot, and Liu Ye came with his back foot and asked Han Xuan, "Lord Han Xuan, how are things going?" ”

Han Xuan said: "Mr. Liu Ye, I have already said everything that should be said, as for whether it is successful or not, it is not up to me to control it, the so-called plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky, Mr. is still patiently waiting for news here." ”

Liu Ye hurriedly said: "I have to wait, but the people of Jingzhou can't wait." ”

Han Xuan smiled: "Looking down, it's the prime minister, right?" ”

Liu Ye said: "The prime minister thinks of the people of Jingzhou, so he is naturally anxious. ”

"Mr. doesn't need to say these scenes, since he has taken the benefits of Prime Minister Cao, he will naturally do his best to do things well for him." Han Xuan said this, and whispered in Liu Ye's ear, "It's not a secret, Cai, Huang, and Wang Ju in the four major families of Jingxiang all intend to accept the prime minister, and looking down, it is imperative for the prime minister to guard Xinye, even if Liu Biao is unwilling, it is difficult to stop it!" As for how things will evolve next, it depends on the prime minister's fortune. ”

Liu Ye was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you, sir." ”

……

(To be continued)