Liu Ye's suggestion, Cao Rong listened to it.

Of course, the hidden meaning of Liu Ye's suggestion, Cao Rong also understood.

Liu Ye was actually telling Cao Ei euphemistically that if the Hedong region was still in the hands of the Great Wei, then Sima Yi, the representative of the Hedong family, still thought about the strategic concept he proposed from the position of the Great Wei.

Liu Ye recognizes Sima Yi's talent very much, but Liu Ye is a little difficult to say about Sima Yi's personality.

It can't be said that Sima Yi's character is bad, it's just that there are too many connections between Sima Yi and the big family, what is his position, Liu Ye really doesn't dare to pack a ticket.

If the first emperor is still there, then with the personal friendship between Sima Yi and the first emperor, and with the first emperor's kindness to Sima Yi, maybe Sima Yi can still stand on the side of the first emperor. But today's Son of Heaven is, after all, Cao Rong.

Cao Rong really doesn't have much kindness to Sima Yi.

According to Liu Ye's guess, if it comes time for Sima Yi to make a choice, he will most likely choose to stand with the family instead of the Great Wei Tianzi.

Therefore, when Hedong was still in the hands of Great Wei, Liu Ye thought that Sima Yi was unlikely to have two hearts, but one day Hedong was not in the hands of Great Wei, but in the hands of Shu thieves, or to put it bluntly, when the Hedong family no longer firmly supported Cao Wei, it was difficult to say whether Sima Yi's decision-making was still based on the interests of Great Wei.

Cao Rong understood the meaning of Liu Ye's words, and the content of this meaning, in fact, in Cao Ei's view, was not untargeted.

Among the four ministers left by the first emperor to him, Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang are their own family members and their natural help.

And Chen Qun, although he is the representative of the Yingchuan family, but Chen Qun haunts Cao Heng all the year round, Cao Rong knows him very well, and he also trusts Chen Qun's character Chen Qun does represent the interests of the Yingchuan family, but he also stands on the side of the Great Wei court.

Let's put it this way, if Da Wei really suffers one day, the Yingchuan family may abandon Da Wei, but Chen Qun will still follow Cao Rong until the end.

This point of view depends on people's eyes, Cao Rong still has it.

There is only Sima Yi, and Cao Rong has never seen through him.

On the one hand, it is because Sima Yi has always been in the place and is not very close to Cao Ei, Cao Yi can only understand Sima Yi through sparse performance and description by others. Lack of intuitive understanding of Sima Yi.

On the other hand, Cao Rong actually has some inner prejudices against Sima Yi.

This is not only influenced by the rumors of the "Sima Shilong" in the early years, but also Sima Yi's coping strategy, which has gone against Cao Ei's ideas several times, which gave Cao Ei a not very good impression.

I just feel that this Sima Yi, although the strategies given are all good, but it just doesn't match the idea of me, the son of heaven.

If it weren't for the fact that Cao Rong was still a Ming monarch and knew how to use people for a lord who was a little more rigid and self-serving, where would Sima Yi have his current status and rights.

Therefore, when Liu Ye hinted at Cao Rong, saying that Sima Yi is a representative of the family, and when the family is unstable, Sima Yi will not be stable, Cao Rong suddenly felt that he might really find the reason why he is not in tune with Sima Yi.

Although the positions of the two sides are mostly the same, they are still different after all.

The Son of Heaven has the position of the Son of Heaven, and the family has the interests of the family, when the two are united, Sima Yi is naturally a loyal minister and a good general, but when the two are different, the strategy given by Sima Yi is often not so in line with Cao Rong's needs.

This is not to say that Cao Ei is suspicious of Sima Yi because of this, and at this delicate juncture, Cao Ei will not act even if he really has thoughts about Sima Yi. It has to be done according to Sima Yi's conception.

After all, Liu Ye also said that as long as Hedong is not lost, Sima Yi's strategy is still towards Great Wei.

That being the case, don't hesitate.

After returning to the palace, Cao Rong immediately summoned Sun Zi, Liu Fang, and the three of them.

Sun Zi and Liu Fang were in charge of government affairs, and Cao Rong summoned them over to ask them to search for all available ships and materials needed for the withdrawal of troops in Hebei as soon as possible.

And to convene the full favor, it is Cao Rong who hopes that the full favor will come forward to coordinate the entire withdrawal of the army. After all, such a big thing is impossible to complete without a single person to co-ordinate it.

Now these civil and military officials in the court, in addition to being full of favor, they really can't find a second person who can be trusted by Cao Rong and has the ability to command the army.

After making these arrangements, Cao Rong sat down, thought for a while, and took out a letter from the box on the table.

This letter is Cao Shuang's impeachment of Sima Yi for being afraid of the enemy's cowardice and withdrawing troops without authorization, and after Cao Rong thought about it carefully, he finally put it back in the box.

In the final analysis, Cao Rong still does not have the domineering spirit of his grandfather, and the best way to deal with this sparse performance is to learn from Cao Cao and burn it.

However, Cao Ei does not have such confidence in the end, and even for some considerations, Cao Ei still retains it, maybe in the future, when necessary, Cao Ei can take it out and use it. But now, Cao Ei will not be able to see it for the time being.

Well, for now!!

But no matter what, Cao Rong still issued an edict to Sima Yi, allowing him to abandon Yanzhou when necessary, and preparations related to the withdrawal of troops from Hebei were also in full swing.

After receiving this edict from Cao Rong, Sima Yi finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

The Son of Heaven is still wise in the end.

Of course, Sima Yi can make a decision on the spot, it's not that he doesn't have this ability, nor does he not have this right.

But taking the initiative to give up Yanzhou and withdraw to Hebei for such a big thing, the meaning of making one's own decision is completely different from having the endorsement of the Son of Heaven.

Even judging from the post-war reckoning, with the endorsement of the Son of Heaven, it is much lighter than shouldering the responsibility alone.

And the most important thing is that with the edict of the Son of Heaven, when Sima Yi arranges the withdrawal of the army, he can be more justifiable, and he does not have to worry about the morale of the army being greatly affected.

Withdrawing the army by oneself is different from withdrawing the army by order, which is different for the soldiers, the former withdraws and is worried about being held accountable by the imperial court, but the latter has no such concerns at all.

With the name, what Sima Yi has to consider now is the withdrawal plan.

Withdrawing troops is also a science, not to say that you give an order, and then let the soldiers break through the siege, even if you withdraw the army, it is easy to turn from a withdrawal to a rout.

You need to plan ahead.

The first thing to withdraw must be the Jia Kui department in Puyang.

On the one hand, Puyang was not directly attacked by the Shu thieves, Hu Zun of Jiyin County stayed in Dingtao and did not go north, and Puyang was not directly threatened by the Shu thieves and could withdraw his troops calmly.

On the other hand, because Hu Zun did not go north, if Puyang withdrew his troops first, Sima Yi did not have to worry about the flank being threatened by Shu thieves.

As for whether Jia Kui withdrew his troops from Baima Ferry or led his troops to Yanjin Ferry to withdraw his troops, it depends on Jia Kui's own choice, and Sima Yi does not need to think about it.

When the withdrawal of troops from Puyang was almost over, Sima Yi would choose to slowly withdraw his troops from Changyuan and retreat into Dongjun.

As soon as Sima Yi withdrew in Changyuan, the army of Deng Ai in front of him would inevitably follow, and in terms of sour dates, there was also an army led by Zhuge Liang besieging it, so Sima Yi had to withdraw to the sour dates first to help Guo Huai stabilize the flank defense, and then he could continue to arrange the withdrawal.

After most of the rear army had withdrawn across the Yellow River, Sima Yi and Guo Huai would retreat to the Mengjin Ferry, blocking the siege of the Shu thieves while arranging the final withdrawal.

The first and second steps of the three-step plan are actually not difficult, and the real trouble is the last step. When most of the Wei army withdrew across the Yellow River, the defenders and generals who were left to defend the Yanjin ferry would inevitably face the strong attack of the Shu thieves.

So. In fact, Sima Yi didn't think about whether to stay behind himself or arrange for someone else.

After all, after all the calculations, it seems that there are no suitable candidates to "sell".

Jia Kui was the first group of people to evacuate to the other side of the Yellow River, and after the withdrawal of the army, Jia Kui was also needed to go to the other side of the Yellow River to organize soldiers, maintain morale, and establish a defensive line on the spot to prevent Shu thieves from crossing the river and establishing a foothold under the response of the naval army.

Therefore, Jia Kui can't be sold.

Guo Huai is an old minister of the Great Wei, such a person, if he doesn't take the initiative to stand up and say that he stays, you really can't force it. Otherwise, what would those old Wei ministers who stayed in Yecheng think?!

If Sima Yi really forcibly ordered Guo Huai to stay behind the break, even if he retreated across the Yellow River, I am afraid that there would not be too many people in the court who were willing to help him Sima Yi speak.

And Cao Shuang, Cao Yu, Xiahou and such people, the backstage is too hard, they are all clan generals, and Sima Yi does not dare to stay and break the queen easily.

As for Jiang Ji and people like Du Shu, staying can't stop the Shu thieves for too long, and after leaving them to break off, it is basically impossible to delay time, but to give the Shu thieves war exploits.

Therefore, Sima Yi calculated, calculated, not only had the ability to block the advance of the Shu thieves, but also had little impact, even if he was captured or even killed by the Shu thieves, there seemed to be only one person who would not have much impact.

At the same time, Chen Tai, who was in Fengqiu, didn't know why, and felt a chill hit his body. Suddenly, I shuddered.

(End of chapter)