After Liu Ye relieved Cao Pi of a huge worry in his heart with his own opinions, the joy on Cao Pi's face became more and more prosperous.

And after some knowledgeable Wei Chen saw Cao Pi's face with joy, some of them finally had the courage to continue to advise Cao Pi.

Sima Yi walked out from behind Liu Ye, and then he came to Cao Pi's throne and bowed: "The minister thinks that Your Majesty's worries today are not only Wancheng, but also should be concerned. ”

Hearing that Sima Yi would take the initiative to come out to speak to him today, Cao Pi's face was a little surprised.

At the beginning, the Han army defeated the Wei army's iron cavalry in a moon formation on the bank of the Hanshui River, and Sima Yi was also one of the generals who fled back to Wancheng in defeat.

It's just that Cao Pi knew that the biggest responsibility for the defeat at the beginning lay with the two clansmen Cao Tai and Xiahou Ba, and Sima Yi just acted according to orders.

So he didn't punish his confidant and friend in any way.

On the contrary, Cao Pi has comforted his friend many times in private.

It's just that after returning to Wancheng, Sima Yi, who has a foresight, may be ashamed, so he has always seemed very silent.

So in the face of Sima Yi's sudden birth and speech, Cao Pi was inevitably a little surprised.

And what surprised Cao Pi was Sima Yi's advance.

is discussing the matter of Wancheng at the moment, how could Zhong Da be involved in Guanzhong again?

Seeing a look of surprise on Cao Pi's face, Sima Yi did not hesitate, he calmly continued to speak to Cao Pi:

"Ziyang's strategy can ensure that our army is worry-free. However, Liu Thief claimed to be the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and often thought of invading our country. His wolf-like ambition has not been lacking for a day. ”

"Now Wancheng is close to the Central Plains, and our army can gather Siyu's troops to defend Wancheng.

Liu Bei knew that outside Nanyang was the place where the cavalry could ride, and when General Zuo arrived, he would definitely temporarily defend the territory and would not easily attack Wancheng.

However, Liu Bei's ambition is well known to passers-by, and today he retreats because of the lack of cavalry, and he will definitely learn from the pain and seek him to attack to make up for his shortcomings.

If the thief army wants to gain the benefits of the cavalry, it can only succeed if it turns to the center of the attack and divides Yongliang.

Therefore, when Liu Bei retired from the army, His Majesty should think deeply about the troubles in the coming day and take precautions as soon as possible. ”

When Sima Yi said these words to Cao Pi, not only Cao Pi, but even the other Wei ministers in the hall also had a look of worry on their faces.

Because what Sima Yi said is very reasonable, it is an undeniable fact that Liu Bei is a masterpiece.

As a brilliant person, Liu Bei knew that he would suffer a big loss if he didn't have the advantage of cavalry in the Central Plains, so it was impossible for him not to try his best to make up for his shortcomings.

Above all, the situation today is very different from what it was in history.

The historical Ji Han forces were on the verge of extinction after experiencing two major defeats, the Battle of Maicheng and the Battle of Yiling.

With such a separatist force, Cao Wei would not have any jealousy of him at all.

Even if they get the information, Ji Han may go north to Guanzhong, I'm afraid they will only see it as a joke.

But in this life, because of Mi Yang's efforts, Ji Han not only kept Jingzhou, but also won several shocking victories in a row.

Even if such an opponent is far weaker than his own, it is enough to make Cao Wei's ministers worry about their possible attack in the future.

So after listening to Sima Yi's words, Cao Pi immediately asked Sima Yi: "Since Zhong Da knows Liu Bei's strategy for coming to Japan, what can he do?" ”

In the face of Cao Pi's anxious inquiry, Sima Yi calmly said the countermeasures he had already thought about in his heart:

"The thief army has attacked several times, and they have won in the field, and even if they come out later, they will not attack the city again, but should seek a field battle.

And every time the thief army hates the lack of food, it will accumulate grain, and I expect that it will not be able to move for several years. ”

"The thief army thought that China was not accustomed to water warfare, so they dared to gallop to Xiangfan.

However, the land in the middle of the pass is mostly plains, and the thief army and the water army can no longer be powerful.

Whoever attacks the enemy will strangle his throat and slash his heart.

Hanzhong Four Roads, the thief entered the throat of Kou's heart, and His Majesty immediately ordered the general of Zhenxi to send elite soldiers to guard it.

In addition, General Anxi could order the northwest city to step up the repair of the city defense.

In the future, if the thief army enters the Kou from the four roads of Hanzhong, General Zhenxi can lead the army to stop it.

If the thief army is taken by surprise and turns out from the sidewalk, our army can also fortify the city and consume the thief army's sharpness, grain and grass.

And His Majesty sent another general to lead the elite cavalry to Chang'an and choose the opportunity to come out.

When the thief army was exhausted, tens of thousands of elite horsemen poured out of the nest and took advantage of its weakness to attack it. ”

After Sima Yi said this, Cao Pi couldn't help but lean forward.

He looked at Sima Yi with appreciative eyes, he really hadn't looked at the wrong person in the past.

Sima Yi's advice, both strategically and tactically, largely relieved his inner worries.

It also relieved some of the fears in his heart about the Han army's field capabilities.

Even if the Han army's field combat ability is strong, if the Wei army does not fight the Han army, what can the Han army do?

In fact, Sima Yi's advice is unique in terms of tactics.

However, it is essentially similar to the strategy of "defending as attack" that Jia Xu instructed Cao Pi at the beginning, in terms of strategy.

It's just two similar strategic ideas, but at this time they have different effects here in Cao Pi.

This is not a sudden increase in Cao Pi's IQ, but his current mentality is different.

The thief army now entrenched around Xiangfan is not the Shu army or the Chu army that represents the separatist forces, but the Han army that is really capable of destroying his Great Wei.

This mentality was not only felt by Cao Pi after the fiasco of the Wei army in the Battle of Xiangfan, but I am afraid that over time, the entire Great Wei will feel the same way.

Such an adversary, even Cao Pi, who claims to be the "master of China", will now look at it with an equal mentality.

Cao Pi's gaze indicated that he would take Sima Yi's advice.

And when this kind of information was released, another minister immediately got up and came to Cao Pi's side, and said to him again:

"The cool land is very important, no less than Guanzhong. Although the strategy of the imperial history is good, it is still lacking.

The minister served in Yongliang back then, and also participated in the battle of Hanzhong with the first emperor, and had a deep understanding of the customs and customs of Yongliang.

Yongliang people, brave temperament, easy to move.

And the governors of Yongliang are slow to follow the law, thieves are in business, and the state knows but does not correct it, how can the hearts of Yongliang people be right?

With this human heart, if the thief army attacks on a large scale, I am afraid that Yongliang will have internal troubles.

The minister is willing to seek to assassinate the history of Yongzhou, strictly investigate lawlessness for His Majesty, and stabilize the hearts of Yongliang people. ”

The one who said this to Cao Pi was Jia Kui, who is currently the assassin of Yanzhou.

And when Jia Kui said these words to Cao Pi, with his glorious political achievements in the past, Cao Pi was full of expectations for Jia Kui's self-recommendation.

If Sima Yi proposed a strategy against the Han army from the aspect of military struggle, then Jia Kui was from the aspect of internal affairs.

Cao Pi is not a talentless person, maybe he would have ignored this before, but now under Jia Kui's suggestion, he has also reacted.

If we want to stabilize the situation in Guanzhong to the greatest extent, then it is best to start with both the military and political aspects.

Moreover, although they are all assassins, compared with a big state like Yanzhou, Jia Kui's self-invitation to be the assassin of Yongzhou is undoubtedly a demotion.

It can be seen that Jia Kui is completely out of a public heart.

Faced with such a request for the benefit of the country and himself, Cao Pi certainly had no reason to refuse.

He looked at Jia Kui and couldn't help but admire: "You are really a minister. ”

After admiring Jia Kui, Cao Pi immediately asked Zhongshu to order Sun Zi to draft an edict.

He wants to quickly implement the policies offered by the officials of today's country as quickly as possible.

What Cao Pi didn't expect was that just now he was still annoyed by the country's unscrupulous ministers.

Unexpectedly, after Liu Ye came out, there were good ministers who came out one after another to offer advice to him.

If there had been such a good minister before, it would have been great to defeat the Han army for him.

What Cao Pi didn't know was that the reason why there was such a situation now was completely caused by himself.

It is true that Liu Ye's views on the current situation are the best in the world, but if he is the only one among the Wei Chen in Wancheng who has extraordinary opinions, it is not true.

A part of Wei Chen, like Liu Ye, did not agree to give up Wancheng.

But the reason why they didn't come out in time to speak out was because Cao Pi's previous performance made them worried.

Even Sima Yi, who was relied on by Cao Pi as a confidant and friend, also had this concern in his heart.

The current Zihuan is no longer the Prince Wei of the original Corporal Lixian, he has become more and more arbitrary, and more rigid and self-serving.

You must know that in this hall, the smell of blood spilled by a loyal minister named Bao Xun is still wafting in the hearts of all the ministers at this time.

Isn't what Bao Xun said at the beginning a good word? If Cao Pi was willing to listen to Bao Xun at the beginning, how could the Wei army be defeated?

Even if Cao Pi was willing to adopt the good strategy offered by Jia Xu at the beginning, the current situation of the Wei army would not be so passive.

Wei has never lacked good ministers.

And the reason why Sima Yi and Jia Kui came out one after another after Liu Ye came out was because they saw that Cao Pi was finally willing to accept the correct opinion.

And among the three ministers, Liu Ye behaved more like a speculator because he wanted higher power or status.

It's just that judging from Cao Pi's current reaction, Liu Ye's risky speculation is undoubtedly the right thing.

Because in Cao Pi's oral edict, there was an edict that rewarded Liu Ye as the marquis of Guannei.

As for the other Sima Yi and Jia Kui, they also have their own rewards.

After Sun Zi quickly wrote the edict dictated by Cao Pi, he read the contents of Cao Pi's edict aloud in front of the ministers as Sun Zi read aloud.

This move represents the advice of Liu Ye's three ministers today, and it will soon become a strategic national policy of Cao Wei and begin to be implemented.

And after Sun Zi read the contents of the edict, Cao Pi, who had temporarily stabilized his mind, began to order the ministers to retreat.

Although his mood is not good now, it is much better than the endless sadness and resentment at the beginning.

After Cao Pi withdrew from the palace after all the ministers withdrew, he motioned with his eyes to Guo Guifei, who had been sitting on the side, to help him up.

Even if Cao Pi didn't show anything abnormal in front of the ministers, it was a fact that he almost fainted just now.

His physical condition was actually hit hard by the violent emotional ups and downs just now.

This is something that no drug can reverse in an instant.

Guo Guifei helped Cao Pi up from the throne with worried eyes, and then supported Cao Pi to walk towards the inner hall step by step.

While walking towards the inner hall, Cao Pi asked Guo Guifei, "Is there still a cold food?" ”

When Queen Guo heard Cao Pi ask her this sentence, her eyes froze.

But in the face of Cao Pi's inquiry, which was both a monarch and a husband, Queen Guo did not dare to hide anything, she replied in a warm and glutinous voice: "There are still some more." ”

Hearing Queen Guo say this, Cao Pi didn't continue to say anything, only a hint of thought flashed on his face.

Cao Pi knows about this medicine.

Legend has it that his origin can be traced back to the pre-Qin Dynasty, and it was an immortal medicine that the emperors of the previous dynasty ordered the monks to refine.

And this drug was passed on to the current dynasty and also circulated among some dignitaries.

For example, He Yan, the false son of Emperor Cao Cao of Wei, is a strong admirer of this drug.

Under He Yan's strong admiration, Cao Pi also has some understanding of cold food.

When he was carried into the inner hall just now due to physical discomfort, even though most of the imperial doctors who arrived were national players, they could not make Cao Pi regain his sanity in a short time.

But Cao Pi knew that if he couldn't recover his sanity as soon as possible, then the situation in Wancheng would collapse under the delay of time.

So in a hurry, he used this miracle medicine that He Yan recommended to him.

Although to be on the safe side, he didn't take much.

However, after taking Cold Food Powder, he suddenly felt that the discomfort in his body quickly decreased, his spirit was cheerful, and his physical strength also recovered.

After this feel-good attempt, Cao Pi's sense of cold food powder in his heart is very good.

So when he was helped all the way to the bed by Queen Guo and was about to close his eyes and rest, Cao Pi said to Queen Guo: "When I return to Luoyang, I will get more from Uncle Ping." ”

After saying this, Cao Pi fell asleep with peace of mind.

It's just that when Cao Pi's slight snoring sounded, Queen Guo looked at the cold food that was set aside, but she felt that a bad premonition was slowly enveloping her.

Is this medicine really an elixir?

Nanyang County, in the middle of Shinno Castle.

Liu Bei, who ended the wake for Guan Yu yesterday, personally returned to Xiangyang with Guan Yu's coffin.

Although in Liu Bei's edict, Zhang Fei is now the governor of Jingzhou.

But for Jingzhou, a big state, it is not a matter of time for Zhang Fei to take over Jingzhou completely.

Therefore, Liu Bei did not order Mi Yang to return to Yibei as soon as possible, he first ordered Mi Yang to temporarily stay in Xinye City and guard the north for Jingzhou.

And Mi Yang stayed in Xinye City, and there was still a mission.

After the Battle of Xiangfan, more than a dozen counties in Nanyang County were attached to the Han Dynasty.

Although the Han army was unable to take Wancheng for the time being, it achieved the best result of taking Nanyang.

However, after these dozen counties joined the territory of the Han Dynasty, not only did the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty approach the Central Plains of Cao Wei, but also greatly expanded the strategic depth of Jingbei.

Such a geographical situation is enough for the Han army to be in a situation where Jingzhou can be attacked and retreated.

It's just that Wancheng hasn't been taken yet, so Liu Bei wants to take Xinye as the center and reset the dozen or so counties around the Han Dynasty to Yiyang County.

In this way, it is more conducive to the rule of the Han Dynasty in this region.

Mi Yang's main thing to do in Xinye City now is this.

And in order for Liu Bei to exercise Mi Yang, he also gave Mi Yang a task before leaving, that is, to recommend a candidate for Yiyang Taishou to him.

Obviously, this is Liu Bei's insight in investigating Mi Yang.

These two days are a chapter.

(End of chapter)