Coming out of the main hall, Zhuge Dan deliberately fell behind and didn't want to go with Cao Zhen. But Cao Zhen walked up to him and asked, "Doesn't General Zhuge go with General Ben to visit Wenyang?" Zhuge Dan didn't want to go, but he was concerned about Wenyang's life and death, so he smiled and said: "Xiaguan has this intention, and he doesn't want the general to say it first." Cao Zhen nodded and said, "You and Wen Qin have been in the same town as Runan for many years, and Wen Yang is considered a nephew, so he should have visited." General Ben also wants to see what a young man who can fight out of the siege of the Wu army looks like. Zhuge only promised to follow behind Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen asked the inner servant where Ming Wenyang was, and came with Zhuge Dan. Wenyang is not a relative of the emperor or an important minister of the country, so although the emperor has issued an edict for treatment, it is only in a random side room. The healer is only the most inconspicuous of the two imperial doctors, and when they saw Cao Zhen coming, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Cao Zhen glanced at Wen Yang on the couch, and saw that his clothes and armor were in tatters, and there were white cloths on his body, but he could still see a lot of bloodstains, and he couldn't help but feel sad, and said, "How is his injury?" ”

The two imperial doctors glanced at each other, and replied with a goatee: "This little general has been injured in many parts of his body, and he has not been treated in time, and many of the wounds have festered, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to recover." Cao Zhen had to sigh, but in a blink of an eye, he saw Zhuge Dan's face with joy, and he suddenly felt suspicious in his heart, even if Zhuge Dan wanted to shirk his responsibility, he didn't have to look forward to Wen Yang's death so much, could there be something else in it? Thinking of this, Cao Zhen was about to ask, but he saw an attendant hurrying over and said, "General, Tongguan battle report, Your Majesty urgently summoned the general to discuss the matter." ”

In Cao Zhen's heart, even thousands of Wenyang could not match the battle of Tongguan, Fang Cai's thought flashed, and he dropped a sentence: "Do your best to save it." Then he hurried to the great hall. As for Zhuge Dan, the emperor did not summon him, so he had to return to his residence, but he was still thinking about how to kill Wenyang in order to sit back and relax.

Besides, when Cao Zhen returned to the palace, before he could salute Cao Rui, he saw Zhang Xiong, the son of General Zhang He, the left general, bowing to the ground in embarrassment, and couldn't help asking: "Why are you here, where is General Zhang?" When Zhang Xiong saw Cao Zhen coming in, he stepped forward on his knees, hugged Cao Zhen's legs, and cried loudly: "General, the Han army has captured Tongguan, and my father has been loyal to the country." Cao Zhen only felt that these words were like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and his body shook a few times before he could barely stand, suppressing the grief and indignation in his heart, and asked: "General Zhang is both wise and brave, and has the solidity of Tongguan, and the 100,000 elite division, how did it be broken by the Han army?" ”

Zhang Xiong whimpered: "Zhao Shu personally supervised the army, and my father saw that the Han army was strong, so he insisted on not fighting. Zhao Shu waved his army and attacked for two days in a row, but he returned in vain. Until the night of the third day, the last general inspected the customs with his father, but there was a loud noise on the ground, and the mountain shook. A gap was blown out in the middle of Tongguan, and my father was injured by flying stones, but he still led troops to resist the Han army. However, the pass has been broken, and the army is terrified, and it cannot compete with the Han army. My father knew that Tongguan was not guaranteed, so he was destined to come to Luoyang to report at the end, but he ...... "When he said this, he couldn't cry anymore."

Cao Zhen patted Zhang Xiong on the shoulder, looked at Cao Rui who was lost on the dragon chair, and said, "Your Majesty......" Cao Rui waved his hand weakly and muttered: "Tongguan has been broken, is it my Great Wei?" He turned to look at Cao Zhen, his expression seemed to be more than ten years old, and he said, "General, what can I do?" When a word came out, he suddenly screamed and fell on top of the dragon chair. The left and right attendants were so frightened that they hurriedly stepped forward to rescue them.

"Your Majesty." Cao Zhen couldn't care about Zhang Xiong under him, stepped forward in three or two steps, and saw that Cao Rui's face was like pale gold and unconscious, so he shouted loudly: "Quickly pass on the imperial doctor." "The emperor's illness is naturally not trivial, and before the tea is ready, several imperial doctors rushed to check Cao Rui's pulse out of breath. Cao Zhen recognized that the oldest imperial physician was surnamed Zhang, and his medical skills were the most skillful, so he asked, "Lord Zhang, how is Your Majesty's dragon body?" ”

Imperial Doctor Zhang touched the few remaining beards under his face and said, "Your Majesty is angry, as long as you prescribe a medicine for the old man, you can naturally get better." Cao Zhen was relieved, hugged his fists and said, "There is Lord Lao." Imperial Doctor Zhang then ordered to take pen and ink from someone, wrote down the prescription in a dance, looked at it again, and felt very satisfied, before saying: "This medicine will go down, and your majesty will be cured immediately." Cao Zhen was too lazy to listen to his ramblings, so he hurriedly ordered the chamberlain to grab the medicine and boil it, give it to Cao Rui, and then send someone to escort him back to the palace. Although Cao Zhen is a general and a clansman, he is a foreign minister after all, and he is not allowed to enter the inner palace without the emperor's edict, so he can only go back to the house and wait for news.

The imperial doctor's cowhide was blown up, but Cao Rui's condition never improved, and he was in a coma for three days before he woke up. Regardless of his health, he issued an edict to urgently summon Cao Zhen to the palace for deliberations. Cao Zhen was edicted, did not dare to delay at all, and immediately changed his court clothes and entered the palace. After entering the palace, I saw that Situ Wang Lang was already beside me, and saw Cao Rui leaning on the dragon bed, originally a vigorous emperor, but he was tormented by illness and was out of shape. His heart was very sad, and he said: "Please also ask Your Majesty to think of the common people in the world, and it is important to protect the dragon body." ”

Cao Rui coughed lightly a few times and said with a wry smile: "The Han army has broken through Tongguan, and the army will come to Luoyang City in the near future, how can I rest assured?" The general still detailed the battle ahead. Cao Zhen didn't want the emperor to worry, but it was related to the danger of Sheji, and Cao Zhen had to report it truthfully, saying: "Zhao Shu's army has been stationed in Hongnong, and the minister has sent Cao Zun, Zhang Xiong and others to lay a few lines of defense on the line of Mianchi and Hangu Pass, and will not let Zhao Shu go further east." ”

Cao Rui shook his head and said, "It will not be as good as Zhang Heyong, the pass is not as good as Tongguan, and the sergeant may not have the elite of Tongguan." Alas, can the general really stop Zhao Shu? In fact, Cao Zhen couldn't help but ask himself this question in his heart, and there was no answer at all, because the fall of Tongguan almost hit the morale of the entire Cao Wei's army, including Cao Zhen himself. Tongguan is solid, famous all over the world, Zhang Hezhi's bravery, famous towns in all directions, but these are almost weak in front of Zhao Shu, not worth mentioning. Cao Zhen sighed and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen is blessed by heaven. Just waiting for His Majesty's condition to improve, he personally led his troops to fight a decisive battle with the Han army, and repaid His Majesty and the first emperor for their kindness. After finishing speaking, seeing that Cao Rui's face was even more serious, he felt that what he said was indeed a little sad, so he said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although we lost several battles, our Great Wei still had the whole of China, with hundreds of thousands of armor. The minister has ordered the requisition of soldiers and horses from all over the country, and he will definitely be able to defeat Zhao Shu and drive him back to Xishu. ”

Cao Rui nodded noncommittally, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Zhao Shu's soldiers have arrived, and it will take a long time to recruit and deploy troops and horses." If Zhao Shu's army marched east at this time, and Guo Huai in Jingzhou and Sun Huan in Runan all went north, what would the general do? The three ways out of the three ways really made it difficult for Cao Zhen to deal with, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. Cao Rui said again: "I intend to temporarily avoid the edge of the Han army and move the capital to Yecheng. What does the general think? ”

Cao Zhen didn't expect that the emperor, who had always had great ambitions, would actually say such a decision, raised his eyes and looked at Wang Lang next to him, and said loudly: "The minister thinks that it is absolutely impossible, I don't know who made this slander to His Majesty, and he should be punished." Wang Lang next to him was scolded by Cao Zhen's words, and his face was flushed, and he asked, "Why not?" Cao Zhennai said: "Before hearing that Da Sima was dying, he had made a statement to His Majesty, and he must not move the capital lightly. Beijing is the important place of the country, if Your Majesty abandons and goes north, then my Great Wei soldiers have no intention of fighting, and please think twice. ”

"The general's words are not good." Wang Lang replied: "This time, that time." When Da Sima was dying, Tongguan was still in the hands of my Da Wei. Now that Tongguan is lost, the natural danger is not there, and Zhao Shu's soldiers are about to go to Luoyang. Your Majesty is a body of ten thousand gold, and it is related to the country's society, how can you stay in this dangerous place again? ”

"Shut up." Cao Zhennai scolded: "This general reads that you are an old minister of the Three Dynasties, so he is polite, but he doesn't want you to be born and die in the country." Zhao Shu raised troops to come, and His Majesty rightly rewarded the three armies, boosted morale, and fought a decisive battle with them. How can you abandon the city and leave, the soldiers will be discouraged, the people will be disappointed, and Sizhou will not be owned by the state. Even if Your Majesty lives in Yecheng, what face does he have to face the two emperors, Taizu and Shizu? ”

"Bold." Cao Rui ascended to the pole as a young man, often had great ambitions, and never thought about moving the capital. It's just that Tongguan was lost, Zhao Shu's troops entered Hongnong, Beijing was shaken, Wang Lang and other civil officials were afraid that the Wei army would not be able to resist Zhao Shu's sharp spirit, so they privately discussed the matter of moving the capital. and forwarded to Cao Rui by Wang Lang. After Cao Rui heard this, he really felt that Luoyang had been surrounded by Shu and Wu on three sides, and if he didn't plan earlier, he was afraid that he would become a prisoner from the emperor on top. As for what Cao Zhen said, Cao Rui was not without consideration, but if he stayed in Luoyang to boost morale, would the Wei army be able to withstand Zhao Shu's attack? Who can guarantee that Hangu Pass will not be broken overnight like Tongguan? If you think about moving the capital at that time, I'm afraid that the time is over. Cao Rui didn't want to try to be a prisoner, so he actually had the idea of moving the capital, and he felt very ashamed of Emperor Taizu's grandfather. But Cao Zhen's words were a little excessive, and he couldn't help but say angrily: "The general insulted the king in front of him, don't you know the crime?" ”

Cao Zhen was also in a hurry, and he hurriedly pleaded guilty, saying, "Weichen deserves to die." But he is full of loyalty to the country, and please think twice. Wang Lang saw that the emperor reprimanded Cao Zhen, and his heart rejoiced, and said: "The general wants to put His Majesty in danger of life and death, how can he be full of loyalty?" ”

"Old Pitch." Cao Zhen hated Wang Lang for bewitching the saints, so he scolded: "You have been eating the court for a long time, and you don't want to serve the country, the Han army is coming, and we are courtiers, and we will serve the country to the death." But if you blindly abandon and flee, even if you live for seventy years, what good will it be? Wang Lang is old, how can he stand Cao Zhen's insult like this, he only felt tightness in his chest and shortness of breath, and pointed at Cao Zhen and said: "You, you ......" Cao Zhen scolded and said: "If I were you, even if I didn't dare to go into battle to kill the enemy and be loyal to the country, I should enjoy my life at home." How dare you come out and bark wildly? Don't you know that the officers and men of our three armies are still fighting bloody battles at the border, and Dawei Erlang is still fighting hard in the frontier? What kind of face do you have to face the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, and what face will you have to meet the first emperor under the Nine Springs? Wang Lang listened, filled his chest with anger, screamed, and threw himself on the ground. When the attendants on the left and right hurriedly rescued, they ran out of breath and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Lord Situ has died of anger." ”

"Cao Zidan." Cao Rui was also furious, and said sharply: "In front of me, you actually dare to insult the important minister and cause his death." Do you still have the emperor in your sights? Cao Zhen never thought that his words would make Wang Langsheng angry to death, so he had to ask for guilt again and again: "Weichen deserves to die." But Weichen said the truth, if Your Majesty really follows Wang Lang's words, then my Great Wei Society is in danger. Cao Rui saw that his kowtow was bleeding, and he also understood his loyalty, so he sighed and said: "Okay, I will give Qing a month, if you can't repel the Han army." I will move the capital to Yecheng in order to be safe. Cao Zhen had no choice but to take the order, but he secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, what would he do to break the Han army in a month?