Shi Xun objected to splitting Lelang County now, and his reason was: "If Liu Yi has an objection, he should divide his momentum, and there is no objection now, and he must not be forced." And the imperial court used troops in the south and west, and there was no time for the east, if Liu Yi and Goguryeo were together, I was afraid that Liaodong would not be peaceful. ”

Because the premise of Lelang County's advance on the eastern and southern fronts was Liu Yibei and Goguryeo, he had a close relationship with the new Goguryeo Throne Palace and supported each other - the soldiers of Lelang County had repeatedly conquered Mahan in the south, and they had also borrowed soldiers and horses from Goguryeo merchants, and it was clear to Yehun. Although Goguryeo has declared itself a vassal to Cao Wei, after all, it is a foreign vassal of a foreign clan, and its heart is unpredictable, no matter whether Liu Yi or Goguryeo make trouble alone, it will not be a disaster, but if they join forces, then the trouble will be great.

When that day comes, as Liu Yi's backstage boss, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat and walk around.

So for now, it's better not to stimulate Liu Yi, wait until Jiao and Guang Erzhou are recovered, and then conquer Shuzhong, unify the world, and then gather troops to march eastward, maybe with a little threat, Liu Yi will take the initiative to divide the county.

So the matter of Lelang in the sub-county was temporarily pressed, but he did not expect that at the critical juncture of recovering Jiaojiao and Guangzhou, Goguryeo suddenly sent troops to invade Liaodong. Dong Meng said in the recital that he had detected the warning signal in advance, so he did Wen Le Lang and asked Liu Yi to send troops to fight him in order to stifle the momentum of Goguryeo, but Liu Yi replied that he was about to conquer Ma Han again, and he really couldn't pull out. Dong Meng is so angry, I was entrusted by the Tai Lieutenant, and at the same time, in order to prosper the business in the county, I sent sea ships to Lelang many times and imported countless materials to you, and now I am in trouble, you don't even send a soldier to help? So the upper play called the police, and between the words. implicitly accused Liu Yi of indulgence.

Liu Ye, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said in one sentence: "It's not a longitudinal coward." This must be instigated by Liu Yi! "Liu Yi has long been in collusion with Goguryeo. To say that the palace wants to invade Wei Tu and he didn't get the information in advance, the possibility is very low, and if he has the information and doesn't defend it, he plans to go south to conquer Mahan according to the original plan, is it reasonable? Lelang and Liaodong are one country, not two countries, are you sure that Goguryeo will only fight Liaodong and not you?

Moreover, the timing of Goguryeo's invasion was very cleverly chosen, and it happened to be in the East China Sea Division. When cooperating with the battle of Jiao and Guangzhou, otherwise, if there is a sailor, it is possible to smoothly communicate with Liaodong and Lelang, and it is not difficult to send an army from Liaodong to Liaodong to help, or send an army from Liaodong to the rear of Goguryeo through Lelang. Now that the sailor is not there, as long as Goguryeo captures Fanhan or Xi'anping, it is equivalent to cutting off the connection between the two counties, and even if the imperial court issues a strict order, Liu Yi will have an excuse to not move.

So Liu Ye decided. This is a plan that Liu Yi discussed with the palace, and he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the court had no time to look east. Let Goguryeo cut off Lelang from the land passage of the mainland, then Liu Yi can safely and steadily grow Joseon, and no longer be afraid of the discussion of the imperial court to divide the county.

Liu Ziyang talked eloquently, it was Xunxin who said nonsense - even if he was as resourceful as Liu Ye in these years, he couldn't understand the importance of sea transportation, thinking that as long as Goguryeo won Fanhan or Xi'anping, Lelang would be alone overseas. In fact, I don't think Korea is a peninsula, but just an island, and as long as our East China Sea Division is not completely annihilated, I can wave my army to flatten it at any time. How did you become colonized in Great Britain?

However, Liu Ye can't see it, and it is estimated that Liu Yi can't see it either, if he takes the initiative to instigate the palace to invade, Shixun doesn't believe it very much, but if he passively connives the palace to invade, this possibility is really there. Maybe Liu Yi has some kind of secret agreement with the palace: you go to fight Liaodong, I won't help; I'll take the opportunity to attack Ma Han in the south, and you don't want to make trouble behind my back.

So Shixun stood up to help Liu Yi say good things: "Chen Zhiyi will not dare to instigate Goguryeo, but he may be guilty of arson." "You can't talk too hard, and Liu Zigang really needs to be beaten again.

Cao Cao said what to do? Need to send troops to the rescue? Most of the ministers thought that there was no need to send troops - the south was still fighting and Guangzhou, and the west was still using virtual troops to bully Liu Bei, and we really didn't have any mobile troops and horses to use in the northeast - "Pingzhou is empty, but Youzhou has troops to block, and you can order the east to block Goguryeo." Your Majesty can also ask Karasuma to help. ”

Cao Cao said okay, then let's do it first. Then after retiring from the court, it was Xun who asked for an audience alone, Cao Cao agreed, and when Xun came in, he knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty: "The minister wants to use Liu Yi to restore the four counties of North Korea during the Han Dynasty, so he is always lenient and indulgent, even today." If the minister is guilty, please punish him. ”

Cao Cao waved his hand: "That is, Liu Yiguo instigated Goguryeo, and Qing used to set Le Langye, instead of recommending Liu Yiye, and it is not a crime, so why don't you wait and see now?" Then he frowned, and said Hongsuke, you have been coming to me to ask for guilt recently, has our relationship become so rusty? You're the one! And if you want to plead guilty, you should have made a statement in the court just now, but you want to come to me in private - in fact, you have something else to say, right?

It was Xun who copied a common phrase in the Qing court drama in later generations: "Shengming has no past Your Majesty." First held a handful of Cao Cao, and then said: "The minister thinks that Goguryeo will be defeated!" ”

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and said Do you want to send troops to fight Goguryeo now? Let's talk about the reasons.

Shi Xun said: "Goguryeo is different from Xianbei, Karasuma, Hao, etc., he established a monarch, has a system, uses Chinese characters, and has rebelled since the Han Dynasty. The subordinate will take this opportunity to transfer the remnants of the water division to the north, with the soldiers of the four states of Ji, Ying, You, and Ping, if they are not blocked, they can enter their country and fall into their capitals, which cannot be destroyed, and they should be severely damaged. And it can be thick in Liaodong and Lelang, and with Wei Liuyi, Lelang can also be completed in the county. ”

Then he raised his voice: "The land of China, although the size is not human!" There must be one of them, the north of Pingzhou fell into the hands of Xianbei, so that His Majesty had to surpass Pinggang in the past, and Karasuma was determined by hardships and dangers, and the Han officials in the past did not retreat, why is this? And the power of China, although trickle is not damaged, those who dare to offend the power of heaven will be punished even if they are far away! Please send troops to the Imperial Kou, and seize their land, and take the county as the county! ”

Cao Cao said Hongfu, I appreciate your ambition - after all, you are still young, in your prime, and I am a little jealous when you look at me - but at most, drive the Goguryeo soldiers out of the country and teach them a lesson, is it really necessary to seize their land? "What's the benefit of being in the middle of nowhere?"

Shi Xun replied, "Your Majesty, you must know that there is no place in the world that cannot be used, and how to use it. The north of the east of the river, the Pi clan between the many Tong Mountain, this is no different from the abandoned land, the self-minister makes the digging of charcoal, now the self-miners are more, the number of people who gather into settlements, and the tax of the east of the river also increases by twenty-one. In the past, during the Warring States Period, Bashu was barbaric, and Zhou did not take it, and Sima Cuo suggested that the King of Qin take it, and now Chengdu is known as Tianfu, and Liu Bei used it to resist the king's division. In the past, Chu had a cloud dream, Zeguo was thousands of miles, but the land of appreciation, when the Han Dynasty was captured, the water gradually disappeared, and it became fertile soil.

"The land of Goguryeo, as the ministers have heard, there are many forests and reckless, if it is cut down and used, there are thousands of mansions, if it is cut down and burned, charcoal is hundreds of millions of ways. What is useless? ”

Cao Cao said: "The way to determine the country is to settle the people, not to take the land." Setting up a poor army and injuring the people, such as the story of the Han Dynasty, is not it a way to harm the country? ”

Shi Xun raised his eyebrows, and his tone became rare and fierce: "This mediocre argument should not be out of His Majesty's mouth." Your Majesty, Shengwu, when you know that there is land and soil can live the people, and there are people who can become a country, how can you not use the soldiers, stop talking about morality and can determine the society? The Han military army was poor, and the land could not be defended, the financial resources were wasted, the heavy taxes were peeled, and the merchants and barren land were defeated, and they were laughed at by later generations. However, if there is no Han military army and the Huns, its call for Han evil should come to surrender because of morality? What is the prosperity of Zhaoxuan? ”

Cao Cao slapped the table and said, "Okay! "I like to listen to Hongfu you talk about history, it's completely different from what those rotten Confucians say, and it is a unique way between righteousness and benefit, and it is deeply heartfelt. Then I will agree to your request and send the soldiers of the four states to fight Goguryeo and teach them a profound lesson - as for whether to go straight to the land, whether to seize its territory, or whether to destroy its capital, it is up to the front-line commanders to judge independently, and the main point is to be safe and not seriously damage the people.

The problem is that the requirements for the front-line generals are relatively high, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to accomplish such a grand strategic goal by sending one or two county guards and county generals to the county generals-Hongfu, do you have any candidates to recommend?

It was Xun Shen who gave a deep salute: "Please appease this atmosphere for Your Majesty." ”

Cao Cao frowned when he heard this: "Hongfu is an important minister of the imperial court, how can he go lightly?" And there is no way to win, but not afraid of self-defeat? "This is not like your usual humble and cautious character-" is afraid of others, and will be forced to rebel against Liu Yi? "I know that you have been supporting Liu Yi, because you are worried that others will not know your good intentions, once you force Liu Yi back, will you also be blamed by the government and the opposition for this? You don't have to.

Shi Xun replied: "The minister is really private, and he is secretly displayed before His Majesty." "It is true that I have my own interests and have my own ideas, so I dare not declare them in public, but I want to make them clear to you in private—

"There are three thoughts of the minister. First, the minister was a young man who lived in Lelang, and in the past, he guarded Youzhou for His Majesty, and entered the Pingzhou Gongsun family, Liaodong geography, which was more familiar than him, and Dong Meng Yichen was raised, and Liu Yi was also saved, so he dared to ask to go to Zheng. Second, when the husband should open up the territory for the country and make a name for himself, should he be willing to work hard between the sword and the pen? Today's undecided, Shuzhong and Northeast Er, Your Majesty Guzhi Chen's military Erer, Shu really dare not invite himself, because he asked for Liao ......"

As a man, I also want to fight and become famous for eternity, the problem is that today is about to be decided, and if I want to fight, then there will only be Liu Bei in Shuzhong and Goguryeo in the northeast. I am not familiar with the geography of Shuzhong, so I dare not suggest going on an expedition or a campaign, so I can only go to the northeast to fight Goguryeo, and I still have a little chance of winning.

"Third, the courtiers are also crowned, not good articles, only like martial arts, and the ministers want to make meritorious contributions to repay His Majesty, but they are afraid that the young man will jump around, and he is not enough to be a general. If you have a commander and a general, you may be able to worry about it without worry......"

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "This is really the heart of a father!" "I'm also a father, and I can understand your thoughts very well. However, "I am deeply afraid that Hongfu will make meritorious contributions, but it will be ...... to be frustrated" (to be continued......)