The battle between Wu and Shu was stalemate, allowing the Wei border defenders to relax for a while. Bayi Middle School? Wenwang? ???． Seven years ago, Sun Quan's army captured Hefei and occupied the land of Huainan. Zhang Liao retreated to Runan, and then the two sides fought for each other, but both returned in vain, and the generals on both sides wanted to capture each other's cities, but they were also always worried about the other party's attack. Only Emperor Liu Bei of Shu attacked Wu and Sun Quan sent envoys to surrender, which temporarily alleviated the hostility between the two sides.

However, in Runan City, Zhang Liao was not easy, staring at the map in front of him, thinking about how to bring Wancheng under the ownership of the Cao family. Zhang Liao is a good general of Cao Wei's five sons, even though the Three Kingdoms is an era of famous generals, there are few people who can be as famous as Zhang Liao. Zhang Liaorong was on a horse, and at this time he had passed the age of knowing his fate, and his beard was already white, and one or two coughs came out of his mouth from time to time.

"General." Jiang Wei next to him listened to Zhang Liao's coughing voice, and persuaded again: "The general should rest for a while, His Majesty's edict has not come down yet, the battle is not going to start now, the general doesn't need to work so hard." ”

Zhang Liao shook his head and said, "Sima is a little extraordinary, the first emperor has been wary of it in Japan, so I can't take it lightly." Before the war, it is necessary to plan more to avoid panic in wartime. "Jiang Wei has been in Runan for some time, and he has never seen Zhang Liao value someone so much, even if Ling Gongji, the general of Huainan, is considered a general of Eastern Wu, but he is not so attentive, Sima Yi is really so terrible? Jiang Wei added another stroke to his list of opponents.

Zhang Liao looked at the young general in front of him, both civil and military, he was indeed a talent that could be created, and after a hundred years, he could recommend it to His Majesty and entrust it to the southern barrier of the country. Zhang Liaoqu counted the time, and said: "The performance has been on for a long time, and the will of the imperial court will arrive in these two days, how are the generals prepared?" ”

Jiang Wei replied: "The two generals Wen and Le have already led their troops to Xiping and Yang'an, just waiting for His Majesty's edict, they will first take Yexian County, Wuyin and then enter the siege of Wancheng." Zhang Liao sighed and said: "Sima has been in Nanyang for several years, preparing his troops and preparing his armor, accumulating money and grain, and he should have entered the army quickly, and he could have won a big victory by surprise." But he is still Wei Chen, and I can only act according to orders, and I dare not be arbitrary. Alas......"

"The general need not worry." Jiang Wei said again: "The imperial court has not moved Sima for many years, and he is afraid that he will unite with Wu Shu, and now Sun Liu is too busy to take care of himself, how can he still participate in the Sima Rebellion?" Once the imperial court invites Brigadier General, it will inevitably make General Cao Zilian send troops to clear the mud pass and join forces with the general. Sima is just a county, how can he compete with a country? ”

Zhang Liao is naturally still confident in winning, but no matter what the victory or defeat is, the dead and injured are the Great Wei military horses. There was a turmoil in Cao Zhang in the north, losing tens of thousands of elites, and the battle here started, but I don't know how many casualties there were? let Sun Liu profit, but fortunately, his two families were not willing to be lonely, and they were also dog-biting in Jiangxia. Alas, this is a troubled time, if you don't beat me, I will beat you, and when you and I don't fight, there will be some trouble in the family. Power is always something that everyone yearns for, Zhang Liao shook his head slightly, signaled Jiang Wei to step back, and re-studied the battle situation by himself.

Jiang Wei quietly saluted Zhang Liao, then turned around and came out, just stepping out of the room, but saw Lu Rong coming with a bowl of fragrant chicken soup. Jiang Wei hurriedly stood sideways and said respectfully, "Hello, eldest lady." "Lu Rong was taken back to the mansion by Zhang Liao, although he was a little free, but he could no longer go out casually as before, so he had to settle in the mansion, and recently heard that Zhang Liao was preparing to attack Wancheng, so he wanted to go out together, and he was to cook in person every day, prepare food for Zhang Liao, and try his best to please. I brought soup today, but I didn't want to meet Jiang Wei, Lu Rong was outside Guangping County, and when I saw Jiang Wei, I knew that something was wrong.

Lu Rong listened to Zhao Shu's wishes and made a statement to Zhang Liao, saying that he had traveled all over the world and knew that Jiang Wei was very capable, so he bragged about it. But Zhang Liao didn't know Lu Rong's intentions, and said that he was recommending talents for himself, so he happily agreed to ask Jiang Wei to be transferred. Jiang Wei is only engaged in a small county, and with Zhang Liao's prestige, the imperial court is naturally gracious. When Jiang Wei came to Runan, Lu Rong followed Zhao Shu's intentions and wooed Zhang Hu in every possible way, and even worshiped Jiang Wei's mother as his stepmother. Jiang Wei also knew that his promotion was due to Lu Rong's contributions, and he was also very grateful and respectful to the two, and the relationship was very close. Later, Lü Rong went to Bingzhou to instigate Cao Zhang's rebellion, and the affairs of Runan were all paid to Zhang Hu, but at the critical moment, they were stopped by Zhang Liao and Jiang Wei with troops. Lu Rong is an idiot and can also think that it must be Zhang Hu who thinks Jiang Wei is reliable and tells the truth, but he is betrayed by the latter.

Although Lu Rong hated Jiang Wei with a thousand knives in his heart, he still said with a smile on his face: "The general is hard. He paid no more attention to it and went in. Jiang Wei looked at Lu Rong's back and said secretly: This woman can hide her hatred deep in her heart, it is indeed not simple, and she still needs to be more vigilant. Zhang Liao heard the conversation outside, raised her eyes and watched Rong'er come in, she was very cautious in the mansion these days, and she was as well-behaved and lovable as when she was a child, but why did she want to do that great rebellion? I can't help but think of my only son Zhang Hu, who has disappeared since he was engaged in catharsis, and now I don't know where he is? Lu Rong stepped forward to serve the soup bowl and invited Zhang Liao to eat it.

Zhang Liao has never been very particular about his food and clothing, took the bowl, regardless of the taste, regardless of the heat, just drank it all, and handed the empty bowl to Lu Rong, and said: "How is Gao Ping in Jiangxia?" When will you summon him back? Lu Rong Yanran smiled and said: "Brother Gao is very important in him, how can my uncle bear to ruin his future?" ”

Since he knew that Gao Ping was a general in Eastern Wu, Zhang Liao persuaded Rong'er many times to persuade him back, but he refused. If it is said that it is the future, he is the general of the expedition to the east and is in charge of the defense of several counties, can't he still give Gao Ping a way to get ahead? Zhang Liao saw her and excused herself, and said unhappily: "Things have come to this point, are you unwilling to wait?" ”

Lu Rong looked at Zhang Liao's white beard, knowing that a lot of it was added for himself and Gao Ping, and he was grateful and guilty in his heart, but he just let himself give up his ideals for many years, but he couldn't do it. Just as Zhang Liao refused to betray Cao Wei for himself, he couldn't stop for him. Lu Rong didn't answer Zhang Liao's question, turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something, and asked Zhang Liao: "What does Uncle think of Jiang Wei?" ”

Zhang Liao didn't know what Lu Rong meant, and replied after a while: "This person was recommended by you, and he is indeed an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and he is rare." Lu Rong smiled lightly: "Since even my uncle values him so much, wouldn't the little lieutenant wronged him?" Zhang Liao was stunned again, Jiang Wei obviously betrayed her, why did he still speak for him so much? I want to promote myself. Lu Rong saw that Zhang Liao didn't understand the meaning of what he said, so he said again: "If he can betray me, can't he betray his uncle?" ”

Only then did Zhang Liao understand Lu Rong's meaning, and he didn't feel angry, he must have seen that he was reusing Jiang Wei, because he wanted to slander and provoke the relationship between the two. How did the niece who was brought up by herself become so insidious? Zhang Liao wanted to teach a few lessons, but he couldn't open his mouth, so he only lowered his head and waved his hand to her. Lu Rong also wanted to say more, but he knew that Zhang Liao would not believe him, so he had to silently withdraw from the door.

That night, Zhang Liao was sleeping peacefully in the room, and suddenly heard the neighing of people and horses outside, and hurriedly got up and dressed. Zhang Liao's rule was very strict, and the troops and horses of the headquarters would definitely not be so noisy at night, it was not the enemy army, but they had never heard the sound of tearing and killing. Zhang Liao was full of suspicions, and was about to open his mouth to ask, when a general came in and said, "General Yu, General Cao Zilie is outside the mansion and asks the general to go out to answer." As soon as he heard that it was Cao Xiu, Zhang Liao immediately calmed down, hurriedly put on his clothes, and was about to go out to greet him, but he suddenly stopped after walking two steps, turned his head and asked: "How can Cao Zilie enter the city without my order?" ”

"My subordinates don't know." The general replied: "General Cao has His Majesty's holy decree in his hands, and the generals guarding the city dare not stop it when they see it." Zhang Liao nodded, but he was really unhappy in his heart, but there are generals in the army, even if His Majesty the Emperor is there in person, it may not be opened, not to mention that it is just an edict? When you turn back, you must severely punish the guards who open the door. Since Cao Xiu was ordered by the emperor again, Zhang Liao didn't dare to delay anymore, and hurriedly came out, and saw the fire outside the mansion from a distance, and felt that it was inappropriate.

Although Zhang Liao was a little suspicious, he still stepped forward and said to Cao Xiu immediately: "I don't know that the general is coming, I haven't greeted him from afar, don't blame me." "During the Three Kingdoms, the military system was relatively disorderly, and whoever controlled it was the emperor's final say, and there was no very strict system. Although Zhang Liao is a general of Zhengdong, Cao Xiu is a member of the Cao clan, and he is quite polite in words.

Cao Xiu saw Zhang Liao coming out but did not dismount, he was still on the horse, and said: "The general is busy with military affairs, where can he take care of these small things." Then he raised his voice and said, "Zhang Wenyuan took the order." Zhang Liao hurriedly fell to the ground and said, "Long live." Cao Xiu saw Zhang Liao fall to the ground, so he took out an edict from his arms, Lang Sheng read it, but it was not as Zhang Liao wished, the edict did not order him to attack Wancheng, but Keri to enter Beijing.

Zhang Liao took the holy decree with doubts, and said to Cao Xiu: "Dare to ask General Cao, I submitted His Majesty's seal, why don't you see a reply?" If there is no major event, why will Your Majesty summon someone back to Beijing? Cao Xiu jumped off his horse at this moment and said with a smile: "What is Your Majesty's holy will, how can your subordinates speculate on their own?" The general has been in Runan for a long time, and he has worked hard and made great achievements, thinking that His Majesty is thinking that the general is old, and he is rewarded by recalling the capital. As for the defense of Runan, the general can rest assured that he should do his best. ”

Could it be that His Majesty has noticed the clues and is no longer at ease with himself? Is it to send Cao Xiu to replace him? Zhang Liao didn't want to think about this, but just nodded and said, "Since this is the case, please ask the general to stay in the guest room first, and deliver the seal letter tomorrow, and I will go to Beijing to meet Your Majesty." As he spoke, he was going to invite Cao Xiu into the house. Cao Xiu said with a straight face: "The emperor's order is here, how can it be delayed?" A certain person was ordered to go out of Beijing, and he didn't dare to slack off on the road, and he hoped that the general would be ready to deliver, and how about setting off early tomorrow morning? ”

Zhang Liao nodded again, the more Cao Xiu was like this, the more frightened he became, and said indifferently: "Since this is the case, please go to the camp first to gather the generals to wait, I will clean up for a while, and then come to settle with the general." With that, he asked the general to take Cao Xiu to the military camp in the city. Waiting for the firelight to go away, Zhang Liao slowly walked into his mansion.

Zhang Liao lives in the camp on weekdays, but recently Lu Rong was placed under house arrest, and he also knew that only he could suppress it, so he also moved back to the general's mansion, but he was still in the barracks, and he didn't need to pack his things. It's just that Cao Pi's will came suddenly, Zhang Liao had to take precautions, he was deeply favored by the first emperor, although it didn't hurt to die, Lu Rong always had to give her a way out. Walking into the study, seeing that Lu Rong was already waiting, Zhang Liao had to send someone to invite him.

Cao Xiu made such a big disturbance outside the mansion, how could Lu Rong not know? Even the words on Cao Pi's holy decree were hidden behind the door by her, and she overheard it clearly, and she thought the same as Zhang Liao in her heart, thinking that Cao Pi probably knew about the rebellion and came to seize Zhang Liao's military power. The difference is that Zhang Liao is willing to enter Beijing, while Lu Rong wants to persuade Zhang Liao to betray Cao Wei again.

"Uncle......" As soon as Lu Rong opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Zhang Liao waving his hand, and said in a deep voice: "You can't stay here anymore, pack up and leave immediately." Go to Jiangxia to find Gao Ping, I can't watch you guys mess around anymore. ”

"Nope." Lu Rong took two steps forward and knelt down in front of Zhang Liao, and said: "Uncle, many people know about nieces, Cao Zhang, Chen Sheng, and Jia Xu are all in Luoyang, and Cao Pi suddenly summoned you to Beijing, mostly with bad intentions. At this moment, my uncle is in Runan, holding tens of thousands of male soldiers, Cao Pi still has some scruples, once he enters Beijing alone, he is the sword, you are the fish, whether you kill or chop, it is convenient for him, and I hope that my uncle will think twice. ”

"Ugh." Zhang Liao sighed heavily and said with a wry smile: "It's come to this time, you still don't give up?" What you have committed should have been punished a long time ago, but I tried my best to cover it up, and I always felt sorry for the first emperor, and now Your Majesty will accept it even if it is punished. Zhang Liao turned to look at the map marked by himself next to him, and said with a light smile: "I originally wanted to take Wancheng before I died, and do my last effort for the Great Wei Jiangshan to atone for my sins, but I didn't want to, but I couldn't do it." ”

"Uncle." Lu Rong looked at Zhang Liao's back, feeling very uncomfortable, he had been raised by him since he was a child, and he had never repaid the great kindness of raising him, but he had added so much trouble. At this moment, Lu Rong knew that Zhang Liao's edict to go to Luoyang was more auspicious, otherwise how could he easily let himself go? In her heart, Zhang Liao is no different from her father, how can she watch him take risks? So he said: "My niece will accompany my uncle to Luoyang, if Cao Pi really wants to ask for guilt, I will ask my uncle to sacrifice my niece." ”

Zhang Liao laughed a few times and said, "It's rare that you still have this filial piety, I'm already old, how can I exchange you for my life?" And at this moment, even if Your Majesty is suspicious, there is no evidence, wouldn't it happen that there is evidence of guilt in sending you out? If you really want to be filial to me, you can go to Jiangxia and find Gao Ping to retreat to the mountains and forests together. I'm relieved. ”

Zhang Liao's words are very reasonable, what Cao Pi meant, both of them are just guessing based on the holy decree, and they don't necessarily really know the reason. Lu Rong bowed a few more times and sobbed: "My niece is leaving, please take care of my uncle." Then he turned and left.