The Son of Heaven beckoned, and Sima Yi did not dare to slack off.

Even though he was apprehensive in his heart, he hurriedly arranged the defense of Wancheng, quickly stepped up, and went straight to Luoyang to participate in the deliberations.

When he arrived in Luoyang, Sima Yi saw Cao Rong and breathed a sigh of relief.

After Cao Rong summoned him, there was no obvious change in his attitude, and after inquiring about the defense of Wancheng in detail and Jingzhou's reaction, Haosheng praised Sima Yi's defense and gave some rewards, and then asked Sima Yi to stay for the time being, waiting for the next day.

Judging from Cao Rong's attitude, Sima Yi can't see any difference from the past.

This attitude can make Sima Yi breathe a sigh of relief, but it is not enough to let go of all his concerns.

There was one thing that made Sima Yi still feel a little uneasy.

When he returned to Luoyang, Chen Qun, the auxiliary minister who was also from a family, didn't even send a greeting post, which was very abnormal.

To tell the truth, there is not much friendship between Sima Yi and Chen Qun, but both of them are auxiliary ministers, and they are both from families, even if Chen Qun is really busy with state affairs and has no time to visit Sima Yi, a letter of worship can still be sent, which is considered a courtesy exchange.

But Chen Qun didn't send it at all.

This made Sima Yi feel that something was wrong.

But for a while, Sima Yi really couldn't find much evidence to prove his guess. Even if he really finds it, what can he Sima Yi do?!

The Son of Heaven is suspicious of you, you are in Luoyang, can you still rebel on the spot?!

Therefore, Sima Yi could only suppress his inner turmoil, think calmly, and deal with the next day's deliberations.

This time did not make Sima Yi wait too long, that is, on the fifth day of Sima Yi's arrival in Luoyang, Cao Zhen rushed back to Luoyang from Hangu Pass, and Cao Yi convened this meeting the next day.

It's not a serious court discussion, some things, once they go through the court discussion, are basically a foregone conclusion, and those who should know and those who shouldn't know will all know.

Therefore, some matters involving confidentiality must be agreed upon in their own small circle before they can be formally brought to the court to say, and after speaking, the rest of the things are implemented.

Cao Ei can be regarded as a young successor, he ascended the throne in his twenties, and his henchmen have not had time to train him, so this time the discussion is still the team left by Cao Pi, helping Cao Ei to make suggestions.

The four auxiliary ministers were all present, plus two dog-headed military advisors Sun Zi, Liu Fang, and Qin Lang.

Qin Lang's appearance was indeed somewhat unexpected by the other six people, including Sun Zi and Liu Fang.

Qin Lang's identity is a bit special, he is Cao Cao's fake son.

Qin Lang's father is Qin Yilu, who was originally Lu Bu's general, after Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu, he accepted Qin Lang's mother Du Shi and adopted Qin Lang in the palace and became Cao Cao's false son.

This is Qin Lang's special identity.

By the way, this matter is from "The Biography of Emperor Xian", and Pei Songzhi quoted it as a note to annotate Qin Lang's origin.

But it's written inside. Well, it's not very easy to evaluate, I feel that Cao Cao, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei all mean to be hacked, what is the authenticity, I have different opinions in my heart.

But there is one point, Qin Lang is indeed Cao Cao's fake son, and he has served as Cao Cao, Cao Pi for two generations, and he has no experience as an official.

And there is also a very strange phenomenon in this, Cao Rong admires Qin Lang very much, and when he summons Qin Lang, he often calls Qin Lang's nickname "Asu" very affectionately.

This seems to be a very intimate title, representing Cao Ei's trust in Qin Lang. But no matter how you think about it, it feels a bit of a problem.

Qin Lang is Cao Cao's fake son, Cao Ei is Cao Cao's grandson, according to generation, Qin Lang should be a generation higher than Cao Ei. The nephew calls the uncle by his nickname, what's the situation?!

Anyway, just. It's weird.

But no matter what, Cao Rong really admires Qin Lang, because Qin Lang is low-key, as Cao Cao's fake son, he doesn't ask about the government if he doesn't go out, and he only cares about his own one-acre and one-third of land after he becomes an official, and the most important thing is that with Qin Lang's identity, he has not recommended anyone in the past ten years.

This move is very much in line with Cao Ei's appetite.

Capable people should be recommended to serve the imperial court, but this does not mean that no matter whether they have the ability or not, as long as they are close, they can be recommended.

This is the "flashy wind" that Cao Ei hates the most.

Because of this, Cao Rong appreciated Qin Lang's low-key and duty-keeping more and more, and even allowed Qin Lang to participate in such an important discussion.

As for Qin Lang, Qin Lang is a person, and he still knows very well how many catties and taels he has.

Although Cao Ei allowed him to participate in this discussion, Qin Lang was very clear about his identity, and the purpose of his existence was just a signal that Cao Ei had cultivated his own team.

In terms of identity and status, he is definitely not as good as the four auxiliary ministers, in terms of qualifications and experience, he is not as good as Sun Zi, Liu Fang and the two Therefore, he is very clear about his position, as long as he exists in this hall, he doesn't need to say anything else, and the Son of Heaven doesn't want to say more.

Therefore, Qin Lang put his status very low, but also put it very rightly, and the four auxiliary ministers didn't care too much about his existence when they saw Qin Lang being so well-behaved.

The main thing is to deliberate.

"Shu Di made a detailed report, at the end of last year, the Shu thief Qinzhou Qiang rebellion, Zhuge Liang personally led the army to quell the rebellion, but a few months, the rebellion has been decided, but Zhuge Liang is still stranded in Qinzhou and does not return, I don't know what it is."

"Guanzhong made a detailed report, Guanzhong Shu thieves have changed again and again in recent months, frequent troop movements, and newly recruited nearly 10,000 county soldiers to serve, daily drills, it seems to be useful."

"Liangzhou made a detailed report, Shu thief Zhao Yun recently led the Liangzhou cavalry south, stationed in Wuwei County, suspected of joining forces with Zhuge Liang of Qinzhou."

"In the northwest and other places outside the Guanwai, since the beginning of this year, the troops have been frequently transferred, and the ministers are afraid that the Shu thieves have the intention of invading the Guannei, and please ask Your Majesty to investigate."

As the general of the town army, Cao Zhen, the governor of Yongliang, stated the information he had obtained in front of Cao Rong, and finally made a conclusion - the Shu thieves made such a move, I am afraid that they are going to use troops against the Guannei.

This is not a trivial matter, if the Shu thieves really gather the strength of the whole country and launch the Northern Expedition again. In today's situation, it is no longer possible for Cao Wei to use the troops and logistics of a region to confront it.

Once the Shu thief really broke through the three levels and entered the Central Plains, it would be a fatal blow to Cao Wei.

This matter is indeed worthy of Cao Rong to convene the four auxiliary ministers to discuss together.

And Cao Rong faced such a crisis, but he also showed the quality of a qualified gentleman, although he was also worried, but he was not flustered.

After thinking about it carefully, Cao Rong did not answer Cao Zhen's question, but turned his head, looked at Sima Yi, and asked, "Hussar General Jiuzhen Nanyang, I don't know what happened in Jingzhou?!" ”

Cao Rong asked this question, which showed that his thinking was very clear.

The first two Northern Expeditions of the Shu thieves were both two-way attacks, one to attack Guanzhong and one to Nanyang, flanking from both sides, echoing each other from afar.

This time, the Shu thieves made such a big move in the pass, and it is not completely certain whether they really want to use troops in the pass.

The information given by Cao Zhen here is only a superficial phenomenon, what is the real actual information, Cao Zhen did not say, it does not mean that Cao Ei does not know.

Zhuge Liang stayed in Qinzhou and did not return, and it was not only a possibility to use troops in the pass. The Qiang people in Qinzhou have repeated civil strife, Zhuge Liang wants to use troops to suppress the localities, and Liangzhou and Yongzhou need to transfer troops just in case, which is also possible.

One more. What if Zhuge Liang was in a high position and had a different heart after controlling the elite Northern Army, or maybe Liu Chan, the pseudo-emperor of the Shu thief, was suspicious of Zhuge Liang? !

If you think about it from this point of view, the transfer of troops from Qinzhou and Yongzhou may not be directed at Guannei, but towards Qinzhou.

These possibilities are all there, and Cao Ei and Cao Zhen have also received similar secret intelligence analysis.

It's just that Cao Zhen, with his own experience, feels that this possibility is really unlikely, so he ignores it, and Cao Ei is a little inexperienced after all, and he needs other supporting evidence to prove it.

And the best evidence is whether there is any change in Jingzhou.

If the Jingzhou Army is also preparing to attack north, then there is no need to ask, it is the Shu thieves who are going to go north again.

But if the Jingzhou Legion does not move. It's really hard to say how that goes.

And the movement of the Shu thief Jingzhou army must be asked to Sima Yi, the hussar general who is sitting in Nanyang and is also in charge of Jing and Henan affairs.

As soon as Sima Yi heard Cao Rong's question, he immediately got up, and while saluting, he took advantage of this time to quickly sort out what he wanted to say.

Because this question is very difficult to answer.

If there was no letter of persuasion from Zhuge Liang, and no one would have nothing to do to praise his second son and carry out the divisive plan of praising and killing, then Sima Yi would tell the truth directly, and there was no need to avoid anything.

But now the situation is completely different, Sima Yi must be careful when he speaks, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Son of Heaven against him.

Can. Especially in the past few years, Guan Yu's physical condition of the Shu thieves has not been good, coupled with the fact that he has turned his face with Dongwu, there are too many places to be defended, the Jingzhou army is very honest, and even the Xiangfan front and the Shu thieves have shown a posture of defending on the spot.

If this is truthfully reported to Cao Ei, what Cao Ei will think, Sima Yi is really not sure.

What is Cao Ei's character, Sima Yi, who has been guarding outside all the year round, doesn't understand, what if this is a monarch who is generous on the surface and cautious on the inside, then what should I do?!

It's not impossible, after all, the character of the first emperor Well, you shouldn't think so, the first emperor is still very good to him Sima Yi.

But today's Son of Heaven is Cao Rong, not Cao Pi. In case he turned around, Cao Rong asked himself, why is the Jingzhou army so honest, and you Sima Yi still don't take the initiative to send troops to recover the entire territory of Nanyang?!

How do you answer that?!

Don't forget, Cao Xiu of Runan impeached himself every once in a while because of this matter. Although the Son of Heaven rejected it every time, who knows what he actually thinks?!

When the three of them became tigers, Sima Yi read poetry and books, how could he not know!!

(End of chapter)