At this time, Liu Jing had returned to Chang'an, and after the victory in the Central Plains War, Liu Jing was not in a hurry to continue attacking Cao Wei, and Cao Wei's political infighting caused by the Central Plains fiasco became more and more intense.

For this reason, Liu Jing ordered Zhao Yun's army to continue to besiege Luoyang, not to rush to break the city, and ordered the Han army to continue to confront Cao's army in Qingzhou.

But after Liu Jing returned to Chang'an, he was also extremely busy, requiring his approval of the papers, the transfer of officials who needed his approval, the local high-ranking officials who needed him to meet, etc., and he had almost no time to rest after he returned.

However, with the end of the autumn harvest, Liu Jing finally got out of the busy government affairs, this morning, he came to the Weiyang Palace Warm Heart Palace, and met the Queen Mother Fu Shou, this is the second time he visited the Queen Mother Fu after returning to Chang'an.

Soon after Liu Jing returned to Chang'an, he held a grand worship ceremony in the Qinzheng Hall of Weiyang Palace, and led hundreds of officials to establish Fushou as the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty, officially establishing Fushou's political status.

And just a few days ago, Cao Pi also issued a proclamation to the world, Wei officially recognized Fu Shou as the empress dowager of the Han Zhenggong Palace, and Cao Jie as the empress dowager of the West Palace, which was a compromise and concession that Cao Pi expressed to Liu Jing in a grim situation.

Fu Shou is over forty years old this year, but she is well maintained, she looks like she is in her early thirties, her face is beautiful, gentle and quiet, she has lived in Weiyang Palace for several months, but she has the best relationship with Da Qiao, perhaps because of the similarity of their personalities.

However, in front of Liu Jing, she was a little restrained, Fu Shou knew very well that she was just an important cornerstone of Liu Jing's ascension to the throne, Liu Jing did not really respect her, if she wanted to spend the rest of her life peacefully in Weiyang Palace, she had to cooperate with Liu Jing.

In the Qilin side hall, Liu Jing led several Xiangguo together, respectfully kneeling down to Fu Shou and bowing, "Minister Liu Jing and all Xiangguo greet the Queen Mother, I wish Taishou peace and health and eternal happiness!" ”

Although Fu Shou tried her best to calm her expression, she could see that she was still a little nervous, Fu Shou had already realized that Liu Jing invited her to the Qilin Hall today, there must be something big, she waved her hand and said: "Your Highness doesn't need to be polite, please get up, please sit down and talk!" ”

Several eunuchs next to him laid soft mats for everyone, Liu Jing and Zhong Xiangguo sat down, Liu Jing asked with a smile: "I heard that the Queen Mother has been unwell in the past two days, is she better now?" ”

Fu Shou smiled, "Thank you for Your Highness's concern, the mourning family's health has improved a lot." ”

After a pause, Fu Shou took the initiative to ask, "Is there anything wrong with Your Highness?" ”

Liu Jing and everyone glanced at each other, and said in a gentle tone as much as possible: "The ministers are first concerned about the queen mother's body, and secondly, they hope that the queen mother can issue an edict to the world, and the son of heaven set up by the Cao family and his son in Yedu is not in line with etiquette and should be abolished." ”

Fu Shou nodded silently, she knew that the Han Kingdom had publicly told the world that she did not recognize the Son of Heaven established by the Cao family, but after all, the legal principle was insufficient, so Liu Jing hoped that she would publicly disapprove the Son of Heaven as the Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty.

Fu Shou himself did not recognize the son born to Cao Jie as the heir of the Han Emperor, in public and private, she was very willing to issue such an edict, and Fu Hou did not hesitate to say: "The mourning family can issue an edict." ”

Liu Jing was overjoyed, although he could directly issue an edict in the name of the Queen Mother, without asking for Fu Shou's consent, but in doing so, he was no different from Cao Cao's coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and would eventually be criticized by the ministers, so Liu Jing was still more cautious, and tried his best to let Fu Shou express his wishes publicly, so as to prevent everyone's mouth.

"Thank you to the Queen Mother for being sensible, the ministers will not disturb the Queen Mother's rest, and send the Queen Mother back to the palace!"

Fu Shou glanced at Liu Jing deeply, got up and left the throne, accompanied by several palace maids, and left the Qilin side hall from the side door quickly, at this time, Zhang Zhao smiled and asked: "Can Your Highness be sure that Cao Pi will abolish the pseudo-emperor he has established?" ”

Liu Jing sneered and said: "Cao Pi promised to abolish the pseudo-Son of Heaven on the surface, but he asked me to give in first, how can there be such a cheap thing, we simply abolish the young pseudo-Son of Heaven in the name of the Queen Mother, it is reasonable and legal, he Cao Pi is just the prime minister, can he still compete with the Queen Mother?" When he comes back next time, the conditions will not be so simple. ”

All Xiangguo nodded in agreement, and everyone left the Qilin Palace, at this time, Sima Yi took a slow step and followed Liu Jing, he said in a low voice: "Your Highness, will the extermination of the 30,000 Youzhou army affect the balance of Yedu?" ”

Liu Jing smiled and said: "Both of them have concerns, no one is willing to do it lightly, the destruction of the 30,000 Youzhou army is good news for Cao Pi, he will definitely summon Cao Xiu's army back to Yedu at any cost, as long as the 30,000 troops return to Yedu, the strength of Yedu will be reversed, and Cao Pi will naturally turn the situation back, but I believe that Cao Zhi will not sit still, so the struggle in Yedu will become more and more exciting." ”

"Then who does Your Highness want to win? Cao Pi or Cao Zhi? Sima Yi asked with a smile again.

Liu Jing shook his head, "It doesn't matter to us, I just hope that they will fight among themselves, weaken their own strength as much as possible, and create conditions for us to exterminate the living forces of the Cao army, just like this ambush on the Yellow River, if it weren't for Cao Zhang's eagerness to return to Youzhou, how could we have such a good opportunity?" ”

"Heaven is watching over us!"

Liu Jing did not agree with Sima Yi's idea of attributing it to the sky, he said lightly: "The so-called frozen three feet, not a day's cold, Cao Cao repeatedly lost his trust in the issue of establishing an heir, and delayed for too long, which is the root cause of the internal strife in Wei, when Cao Cao used the infighting of the Yuan brothers to seize Hebei, it is estimated that he could not have imagined that the scene of the infighting between the Yuan brothers fell on his head again, usually this contradiction is covered up by Cao Cao's strength, and it will not be lightly revealed, but with Cao Cao's critical illness, coupled with the fiasco of the Central Plains, Therefore, the contradictions will erupt in an unfavorable situation, and the changes of power in all dynasties and dynasties will not escape this strange circle. ”

"Your Highness can see it thoroughly!"

Zhuge Liang walked over with a smile and said, "Your Highness, can you talk about the strategy of merging states?" ”

Zhuge Liang was in charge of merging the state, but because Xiahoudun led 20,000 Cao troops from Taiyuan to return to Yedu, the Han army also stopped the military offensive in the state, waiting for the situation to change, this time Zhuge Liang rushed back to Chang'an, just to discuss with Liu Jing the next strategy of the state.

"It's inconvenient to talk here, Kong Ming might as well follow me to the military room to discuss."

Liu Jing said to Sima Yi again: "Zhongda will come with you too!" ”

The three of them came to the military room, which is the place where Liu Jing's official room discussed the military situation, and there was a huge sand table in the lobby, six zhang long and four zhang wide, spliced together by six sand tables, covering the entire world except Jiaozhou.

Liu Jing walked to the sand table in Bingzhou, Zhuge Liang picked up the wooden pole and introduced: "At present, the Han army of Hanoi County has withdrawn to Shangdang County, and we have deployed a total of 40,000 troops in Shangdang County, and the Cao army originally had 50,000 troops. ”

Sima Yi said on the side: "Cao Jun This is a wise move, clenching his fists and shrinking back, which is conducive to fighting out at a critical time, as long as Cao Jun defeats the Han army in Taiyuan County, then they can also recover the entire annex state in one go, so we can't underestimate the other party's retreat." ”

"Although Zhong Da's words are reasonable, but the Cao army was forced to retreat, rather than taking the initiative to retreat, the difference is very large, and now the Cao army is weak, if only these 30,000 troops want to drive the Han army out of the state, it is not so easy."

Zhuge Liang's tone revealed confidence, this was the first battle he commanded after returning to the Han Dynasty, and he also went all out, Sima Yi's words faintly revealed a distrust of his ability, which made Zhuge Liang feel slightly unhappy.

At this time, Liu Jing, who had been silent, asked, "Who is guarding Jingcheng now?" ”

Liu Jing didn't care much about the gains and losses of Bingzhou, he knew in his heart that with Zhuge Liang's strategy and Guan Yu's commander, it was only a matter of time before he captured Bingzhou, and he was more concerned about how to enter Hebei from Bingzhou at this time, and crossing Taihang Mountain was an obstacle they had to face.

Zhuge Liang hurriedly said: "Leping County, including Jingcheng Pass, is guarded by 5,000 troops led by Zhang He, but we don't necessarily go through Jingcheng, we can go to Fukou in the south or Puyin in the north to enter Hebei." ”

Liu Jing shook his head, "To go to Puyin, you must first break through Taiyuan City, and seeing that winter is coming, the road will be closed by heavy snow north of Taiyuan, and it is unrealistic to go to Puyin and Flying Fox, and Fukou is on top of Yedu, Cao Jun has heavy troops in Fukou Guantun, I still hope to capture Jingcheng first, at least before the end of the year, we can control this strategic road." ”

Liu Jing had actually given Zhuge Liang a task and a deadline, Zhuge Liang understood in his heart, and immediately bowed down and said, "Weichen will go all out to seize Jingcheng." ”

Liu Jing smiled and nodded, "I will hand over the task of attacking Taiyuan to Zilong to complete, as long as Kong Ming can capture Jingcheng and open the strategic route to Hebei, I will count Kong Ming's merit for annexing the state." ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Your Highness underestimates us too much, it is better to give us the task of Taiyuan, and then lend the heavy infantry to Weichen, before the end of the year, we will take all Jingcheng and Taiyuan, and Weichen is willing to make a military order." ”

Liu Jing said happily: "There is no need for military orders, I am looking forward to seeing Kong Ming show his strategy in Bingzhou." ”

Zhuge Liang retreated first, and Sima Yi whispered to Liu Jing: "Kong Ming and Guan Yu are both the backbone of the Jiaozhou system, let them command tens of thousands of elite soldiers, will it not be safe, Weichen is always a little worried about whether Ma Chao's trouble will recur." ”

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Zhongda, please rest assured, Liu Bei's father and son are in my hands, and their wives and children are in my hands, forgive them for not being able to make waves, if they are allowed to stand alone and win, Guan Yu will return to his heart." ”

"That being said, it's better to be careful."

Liu Jing nodded, "I will arrange for my henchmen to go to Bingzhou to help in the war!" ”

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At the same time, Liu Jing issued an order, ordering the general Wang Ping to lead 5,000 barbarian soldiers, and Wu Ban to lead 5,000 heavy armored infantry and Zhuge Liang to rush to Bingzhou to participate in the battle of attacking Bingzhou.