Why did Shixun take the initiative to ask for Liaodong? Cao Cao must be given a reasonable reason. Fortunately, he had planned in advance, and finally came up with three reasons. The first reason is completely public, saying that because I have fought with that place in the northeast, and when it comes to geography and people's feelings, there is no one in the court who is more familiar with it than I am now—Cao Cao's expedition to Karasuma only went to Liucheng, and it is still quite far away from Goguryeo and even Lelang County; Xiahou Yuan once followed Shixun on an expedition to Liaodong, and the problem is that Miaocai is already dead.

So Yehun said that if I go to fight this battle, I will be more sure.

The second point is selfishness, and I really want to make another contribution and leave a name in history. The problem is that if he fights Shuzhong, not to mention that he will not be handsome, even if he only lets himself be a staff officer, the current situation in Shuzhong is very different from the original history, and he may not be able to come up with any ideas. However, if you conquer Goguryeo, as long as the Taiwei comes out, unless Cao Cao sends a prince out, who is qualified to compete with him for the position of commander can be arbitrary—so this is the last battle I can fight for you, I hope Your Majesty can allow it.

The key has long been said that there is no need to use a large army, only the East China Sea Division and the native soldiers of the four states are used to support one or two hundred thousand people in total, and the equipment and training degree may not be very high, even if he is in charge, it will not make Cao Cao have too many scruples. It is difficult to say that it is not more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and then in the original history, the two soldiers fought for merit and were slaughtered, the root cause of which was that the people in power did not worry about putting so many soldiers and horses and a large area of fertile land into the hands of one person......

So can you win Goguryeo with 10,000 or 20,000 native soldiers? Yeshun still has some confidence in this. Although there is no sure way to win the war, as long as you are cautious, under the premise that the strength and weakness are more obvious. It's not hard to win. Because he knows. In the original history, Gongsun Kang once sent troops to attack Goguryeo in the land of a county in eastern Liaodong. Straight into the domestic city of its capital, and later Youzhou Assassin Shi Biqiu Jian also sent state soldiers to fight Goguryeo, and also won the victory. After all, Goguryeo at this time was not a middle power in Northeast Asia that dared to fight against the Great Sui Dynasty and the Great Tang Dynasty later.

Third, Shi Xun said that I want my son to make a contribution, but I don't worry that he will go out to fight by himself, so it is best to take him with him. Father and son are on the same track, which can not only let him touch his father's light, but also have his father to take care of him, so that he will not poke any basket. This time to fight Goguryeo, it was a rare opportunity.

He is not afraid to tell Cao Cao that he has selfish intentions, which is also a "self-defilement" strategy. As Xun once said to Cao Cao: "Who is selfless? Those who are private and do not harm the public are also good ministers. "If you are full of righteousness and morality, as if you have no selfish intentions, the monarch will not believe it, but will be concerned about what you have planned. Speak directly of selfishness, as long as it does not harm the interests of the monarch. The monarch is not stingy with the reward for his meritorious service.

Of course, it also has to be a magnanimous monarch like Cao Cao, not Xiang Yu's character who is reluctant to give away the engraved seals for a long time.

And it is Xun who is now a lieutenant, and when Xun Yu is the same officer, his status in the court is only under the clan Cao De, if he really makes a great contribution, he is afraid that "high merit will not be rewarded". There will be no such worries when you bring your son, and when the time comes, you can completely attribute all the credit to your son, and the reward will also fall on your son, and the monarch will not have a reward and no reward, and if you don't reward you, you will be afraid of the embarrassment of the government and the opposition.

The identity of Shixun himself is also here, he is not only the team of Cao Cao when he started, but also the monarch and the minister for many years, and they all know each other's personalities and temperaments, so they can say something excessive; And he is Cao's in-law, so it is easy to get forgiveness by pretending to show his selfish thoughts.

And in the end, he also added: "The courtiers are very envious of Xiahou Zilin, and the ministers want to fulfill their ambitions." ”

This is very clear, my son wants to be a princess, but I don't think he is qualified enough, so I want him to make meritorious contributions, and then it will be convenient to talk to Your Majesty.

Shi Xun's words are not purely false, seven truths and three falsehoods, so Cao Cao really believed it, and immediately sighed: "This is really the heart of a father." "However, you don't have to worry so much, I once hinted to you that I am willing to recruit you as a son-in-law, and because you are not a son-in-law, you are afraid that you will not be able to climb high, and you dare not answer the conversation, and you are worried that your son will not have merit and will be gossiped about - is it that when I married my eldest daughter to Xiahou Nan, he had merit? It's just for the sake of kissing and kissing each other.

And I'm afraid that you will be eager to make meritorious contributions, and you will be bent on destroying Goguryeo and "the county", but you will lose the battle.

Shi Xun hurriedly promised, saying that I would never take credit for luck - "The ministers should be stationed in Xiangping, and the generals will be dispatched in front of them, or a small setback will not lead to a big defeat." If you can enter the realm, you must be cautious, and if there is any disagreement, you must retreat, so as not to hurt the prestige of the court. ”

Cao Cao said Hongfu, you have always been cautious, I know, since this is the case, then I will allow you to ask - but you still need a general to assist, who do you want?

Shi Xun already had a case about this, so he immediately replied: "Your Majesty Cao Zidan is a younger brother, and he is well versed in the art of war, so he can be a big responsibility." ”

So the next day, Cao Cao immediately issued an order, ordering the Taiwei to be the commander of the four prefectures of Ji, Ying, You, and Ping, as well as the East China Sea Division, to conquer Goguryeo. With Cao Zhen as the general of Zhendong, the military power of the president, the state general Guo Huai, the Shuozhou general Hao Zhao from the expedition, and the main guest of the Ministry of Rites, Shilang Zhongxunwei staff military.

Shi Xun immediately played, recommending his son to be Fuhe's son-in-law Xiahou Wei, as well as his disciples Tian Pengzu, Deng Ai, Shi Bao, etc., all awarded military generals, and from there.

Even Guan Jing couldn't understand the idea of inviting Goguryeo this time, of course, Xun said something else to Guan Shiqi-

"Dong Gongsheng is recommended by me, Liu Zigang is my existence, if you use it differently, there will be a fall, and the two will be deposed, which is the damage to my foundation in the secluded and peaceful."

It is Xun's influence in the local area, first to promote Xu Fang, and then to the Hedong County and Youyou and Ping Prefectures that have been guarded, not to mention that in order to implement their own political ideas, just out of self-consolidation and self-preservation, they can't let these places have big problems. As for who Cao Cao will eventually take as his heir, after careful consideration, he gradually leans towards Cao Pi, and Cao Zihuan is jealous, if he does not have enough support in the local area, I am afraid that the future may not be very easy.

This is the judgment he and Guan Shiqi have reached together after discussion. First of all, the order of the elder and the youngest. Cao Pi naturally occupies a high position in etiquette than both brothers; Second, political capacity and influence. Cao Pi is undoubtedly stronger than Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi. Yes Xun once heard and retold Cao Zhang's secret words. Cao Zhang seemed to have the intention of supporting Cao Zhi's ascendancy, but he was still a little confused, but Guan Jing reminded him: "Brothers resist foreign insults, and if they cooperate, they will be strong, and if they are divided, they will be weak; Brothers are inward, and cooperation is easier to avoid for the Lord. "Cao Ziwen's intention to fight for the heir is not strong, so he can be excluded first, and then the more he supports Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi may be dragged back, but it is easier to gain the trust of his father than Cao Pi, who seems to be non-party.

Of course, Cao Pi is not really without a party, but without a party among his brothers, and now a large group of clans led by Chen Qun are gathered around him, and their wings are gradually full. What Shi Xun feared most was that Cao Pi would be forced to tilt the national policy towards the Shi clan in the future, thus destroying his political ideal of supporting the Shu clan. Guan Jing therefore reminded him: "First, we must strengthen our strength, and second, we must support King Anfeng and get a place in advance." ”

King Anfeng is the Cao Pi he refers to. Guan Jing said, first, to strengthen their own forces. Second, since he realized that Cao Pi was more likely to ascend to the throne, he should extend an olive branch to him now, only in this way can he get a place in the hearts of the new emperor in the future, so that he can compete with those families again.

Therefore, this expedition to Goguryeo is to "strengthen our strength".

There are some things, even if Guan Jing and Shi Xun don't dare to reveal them slightly, such as Cao Zihuan's careful eyes. Today's Cao Pi, although he has the heart to fight for the heir, but in addition to cultivating the party, he does not have any line of fighting for the heir, and he looks humble and respectful, much more honest than his brothers. Only Xun who has read the history books of the later generations knows that it is just an illusion......

Originally, Cao Pi in history, mocking the ban, playing Wang Zhong, and the legend of forcing Zhang Xiu to death, can all be said to be accidental, but he was busy putting the important minister Cao Hong to death before he succeeded to the throne, and the taboo was undoubtedly exposed. Although Cao Zilian was finally spared because of Bian Hou's efforts, it also stemmed from Cao Pi's short reign and the fact that the world had not yet been calm.

Of course, people's character certainly has its natural side, but also inevitably affected by the social environment and growth experience, when Cao Zihuan was still a teenager, history has deviated from the original trajectory, so what kind of emperor he will become in the future, it is not good to speculate with too much malice. It is only for the sake of self-preservation that it is necessary to maintain its power at a level that is neither sufficient to threaten the imperial power, nor to make it impossible for the imperial power to be easily crushed.

That's why we have to go out in person to stabilize the situation in the northeast, and at the same time give the children enough opportunities to make meritorious contributions. Let's not mention that the son is Fu, only Deng Ai and Shi Bao are discussed, and when they are prosperous, it is estimated that Xishu has been pacified, and there is no big battle to fight in China...... I'm afraid it only appeared in his own fantasies. So it's better to take advantage of this last opportunity to pull all these young people onto the battlefield to slip around, so that the younger generation can grow up as soon as possible, so as to help themselves.

This expedition is almost all a family team, but a Cao Zhen is arranged in a key position, and Cao Cao will definitely not be jealous. Although Cao Zhen is Xun's brother-in-law, he is closer to Xun than Cao Cao in terms of kinship, but in fact, he has been with Cao Cao for many years before he was named Cao Bao's adopted son, and the two are like father and son. This is Xun's true intention of recommending Cao Zhen - but it seems that Cao Cao still wants to take double insurance, and sent Xun Wei, who was born in the prime minister's army, to the army to do eyeliner.

Xun Wei Zi Gonggao, a native of Hanoi, and the Xun family in Yingchuan belonged to the same family five hundred years ago, but now it has nothing to do with it at all.

In June of the fourth year of Yankang, the army sent to Luoyang, and first went east along the river. Although this time it was only the mobilization of soldiers and horses from the four states to crusade against Goguryeo, it was impossible for the imperial court not to send a single central army, and in the end the military department allocated 400 knights and 800 auxiliary soldiers, plus the troops of the generals, a total of more than 2,000 people, and they came straight to Youzhou.

Shi Xun rode a tall horse, holding a knot, located in the array, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Thousands of miles of fertile land between white mountains and black waters, Lao Tzu is here, maybe he will be able to wipe out all Silla, Goryeo, and North Korea in the future! (To be continued......)