"What?! Wuhuan was defeated, and Yuan Xi and Badun were beheaded one after another? ! ”

In the barracks, after Cao Hong heard the military report, although it was only a half-understood superficial news, he was sure that Yuan Xi and Badun must be dead.

The north must be stable, Xu Zhen even asked for the title of Gongsun Kang, so that the Son of Heaven rewarded Liaodong without tribute for three years, and rewarded countless people, promoted Gongsun Kang to the official position, and commended his hard work in the war.

Cao Zilian stood behind the case in a daze, his expression was indifferent and confused, but he was more glad, because after thinking for a while, he suddenly laughed.

"It's okay, it's okay," Cao Hong walked up to Cao Zhen, patted him on the shoulder a little proudly, and said, "Fortunately, I didn't say a word at the time, I didn't say anything bad about Xu Zhen, right?" ”

Cao Zhen's face was serious, and he was already a little impatient.

You still don't say much, just don't say it to your face, who in the whole army doesn't know that you are jealous of Xu Zhen and often want to replace him.

Seeing that he had 240,000 soldiers and horses, he couldn't wait to go to Jizhou to be the state pastor, led his army, and became powerful from then on.

Fortunately, you still know how to protect yourself, just say a few words when you drink and chat, and now you don't want to speak.

In the past six months, the impeachment of Xu Zhen has been all important ministers above the imperial court, such as Tingwei, Yushi, Guangluxun, and Taifu, but they either have no real power, or the power is in the hands of the Cao family, so they can only impeach and wait for Cao Cao to suppress Xu Zhen.

I want to see infighting.

"It's good that you didn't say anything."

"Fortunately, there is a secret report, knowing that Xu Zhen is going to attack Wuhuan, but now he has really decided to Liucheng and expel Wuhuan from the country, you look at those people in the court, now they are blushing."

"Cui Yan and frustrated them, they originally wanted Xu Zhen to die, this is not a trouble, uncle, you can calm down."

"So now we can watch the excitement, and when Xu Zhen comes back, he will definitely make a big fuss, think about how many twists and turns he was impeached at the beginning, and the Son of Heaven can't hold it back."

"It had to be Cheng Yuantang who cut down an inconsequential and fiercely called Dahonglu subordinate to suppress the temperament of a person with integrity."

"However, there is one thing I want to explain to my uncle, don't think that Xu Zhen is really smooth sailing."

Cao Hong's face changed, "What do you mean?" ”

Cao Zhen suddenly smiled, his expression changed slightly, as if he remembered something, waved his hand and suddenly said in a relaxed tone: "It's okay, I mean people can't always be smooth sailing." ”

"It's like a ferryboat, you will always encounter wind and rain after a long time."

"Oh, that's true, but now that I've learned it, my eldest brother probably really loves Xu Zhen, and I can't say more in the future."

Cao Zhen glanced helplessly at this impatient, loyal and strong uncle, and shook his head wordlessly.

You'll find out.

We won't talk about it for a long time, and although we don't make friends with Brother Berwen now, we can't do evil with each other.

The prime minister is relying on him, and if he really wants to quarrel, as long as Brother Bowen makes meritorious service, it will definitely be us who will be scolded.

Cao Zhen really didn't have any disgust for Xu Zhen from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't have too much jealousy, after all, he was not a person of the same era.

When he came out to lead the troops, Xu Zhen was already a prince, so there was no sour feeling in his heart.

Unlike Uncle Zilian, sometimes he has to turn over seven or eight times when he sleeps at night, to think about what he is missing Xu Zhen and why all the credit in the first few years is his.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhen muttered a little......

He did find out that there were secret agents in the army before, but his rank was not high, so he didn't pull it out immediately, for fear that the dead man wouldn't be able to ask anything.

Nowadays, the generals have food support, can recruit troops and horses, Cao's army has won the hearts of the people, and can also be supported in the Central Plains.

It's normal to be able to mix in a few secret agents, after all, it is difficult to find out the ancestral identity of many people.

If you hide it well, you can't keep an eye on him.

Besides, after marching and fighting for so many years, how many warriors or princes have been killed, and there are enemies everywhere.

After Cao Zhen noticed the secret agents in the army, he also secretly checked a little, probably knowing that their purpose was related to Xu Zhen.

So this is not good to say to Cao Hong, although he is an uncle, but Cao Zhen also understands his character, don't let Cao Hong go out to scare the snake when the matter is not clear.

It is not strange that someone wants to kill Xu Zhen, it is very ordinary.

Cao Zhen can understand this very well, if you want no one to hate, unless you have never been on the battlefield, you are not a celebrity, just a useless person with no real power.

However, after so many years of hiding and burying deep beside him, he has never done anything, so he still has to think carefully about what these people are planning.

It can be said that this time Xu Zhen stabilized the north, and once he got the joint operation of Liaodong, he established a sense of righteousness.

The second is that the thousand-mile raid quietly raided Liucheng, killing Kudun and Yuan Xi, shocking the outside and deterring Liaodong.

I'm afraid that it will be a good talk for a long time, then Xu Zhen's entire reputation will be higher, and the people of Liaodong will also look up to him because of it, maybe it is a good thing for stability, but not necessarily for the Cao family.

Xu Zhen can't live forever, those places where he is powerful, when he is old or dead, no one in his descendants can reach such a point, what should he do?

"Xu Zhen seems to have an heir, right?"

Cao Zhen suddenly asked for no reason.

"Yes," Cao Hong nodded immediately, "I also went to give a gift, confiscated it, and returned it." ”

Over the years, he has long been accustomed to giving gifts, and it is his business whether he accepts them or not.

"That's still waiting to be cultivated," Cao Zhen touched his nose and thought about Xu Zhen's future teachers.

Xu Zhen is naturally a father who teaches by word and deed, and Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu teach to learn literature and read, and the prime minister must also teach for a while, after all, he is the grandson of the concubine.

Generals such as Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, and Huang Zhong can teach their own directors.

Yang Xiu and Chen Deng, two talented scholars of the scholar clan, can teach etiquette.

Tsk, this child is raised, and I am afraid that it will be very ...... in the future If you inherit Xu Zhen's character.

I'm afraid it's another ruthless character who asked him to go out to have fun and not go far, and ended up crossing 800 miles across the desert of the Western Regions to seal the wolf Juxu.

And it is still spoiled by so many people, if the little sister does not give birth to a son, this child will be the real only pet in ten years.

The hereditary replacement of knighthoods and horses, it is not difficult to town the northern frontier, if the Xu family is willing to be loyal to the Cao family, it is not a bad thing.

"Envy," Cao Zhen muttered to himself, his eyes darkened.

"Uncle, I won't talk to you here, I have to go to the camp to practice, you can read the battle report yourself, Brother Bowen fought this battle very wonderfully!"

"Eh, eh!" Cao Honggang wanted to say something, but Cao Zhen had already run out as if he was full of worries.

……

The Prime Minister's Mansion, in the side courtyard where Cao Pi lived.

Cao Pi looked at the information sent in the side room, his face gradually became wonderful, and he was accompanied by a few people in the room, praising him and praising him, all of them were young Confucian scholars.

Only one person was quite elegant and quiet, sitting on the left head and caressing his beard, not saying much.

When others were talking and talking, he sometimes chuckled and didn't participate, and after they finished talking, Cao Pi asked him with emotion, "Mr. Changwen." ”

"It's hard to get here, can you solve my doubts, the details of this battle are too complicated, I, I don't know ......"

Cao Pi's face was embarrassed, which made people feel very wooden, but he was very sincere, and his eyes were blazing staring at Changwen for advice.

This person is Yingchuan Taishou Chen Qun, with a long text.

When he arrived in Yingchuan, Xu Zhen first went with Cao Cao to visit the head of the Chen family in Yingchuan, this Chen Changwen is the leader of the Chen generation.

Knowledgeable, gentle, far-sighted, has a lot of fame since childhood, and now it has been silent for many years, not fighting or grabbing, never good at great success.

At the beginning, the expedition was an order, and then slowly replaced Yingchuan Taishou and now he has removed the word "generation", which is very famous.

Cao Cao intended to let him and the sergeants of the Zhong family, the Xun clan and other clans, virtuous and talented people, teach his second son Cao Pi, so he didn't care about letting them associate with each other.

Xu Du himself is in Yingchuan, so the responsibilities of this Yingchuan Taishou are basically hollowed out, and it is not as much real power as Xu Duwei's hands.

It can't compare to the school government and the government, and even there are only 2,000 weak soldiers in his hands, but the internal affairs people are also prosperous because of the feet of the Son of Heaven, so Chen Qun has understood that he wants to make political achievements with peace of mind in recent years.

After the world is settled in the future, Wen and Wu'an will be promoted and transferred, and the future road is still very long, and if you have a long-term vision, you will have a close relationship with these sons of the Cao family.

Or become a vassal, a guest, or a relationship between teachers and friends, of course, the sons of the Cao family will not fight, but they are also respected, and people with a discerning eye know that it is not as simple as a son in the future.

Of course, the Chen family also wanted to get close to the eldest prince, but the relationship between Cao Ang and Xu Zhen was too good.

Xu Zhen ...... to the scholars again

Even the "fighter clan" can be created as a means of card entertainment, which is naturally difficult to resolve, and it is basically impossible to be together without the various feelings that have been going for many years.

can only choose the second son, Cao Pi.

Now that we have been together for several years, I have gradually watched Cao Pi grow up, and occasionally I can feel his dedication to work, studious and diligent, and benevolent and righteous in his heart.

I also respect them the most, the sons of the Cao family, and those clan generals and heirs.

The one who respects them the most is Cao Pi, who is studious and modest, and every time he preaches, he is like a spring breeze and talks very happily.

"This ...... It's not complicated,"

Chen Qun laughed lightly, bowed his hand to Cao Pi, and then said: "The chariot only used some simple strategies, one is to show weakness to Wuhuan, withdraw the army back to Jizhou, and let Liaodong and Wuhuan fight, creating a false impression of watching the fire from the other side. ”

"The second is to spend a lot of money in Jizhou to confuse the world, making people think that he already wants to enjoy it, after all, to tell the truth, there is really no need for the current prince to continue to work hard, and the son of a daughter can't sit down."

"Then, in this half a year, I always sent soldiers and horses to arrange the road to the army, and in this process, I thought that the chariots should secretly lead the troops to go in person every day."

"As for how to get to Liucheng and suddenly launch an attack, it didn't make Badun and Yuan Xi aware of it, and I can't figure out how to do it."

"Sir, the student wants to know why his brother is willing to spend half a year doing the same thing over and over again when he is so boring, can his heart really be so firm?"

This is the point that Cao Pi can't figure out, these years since he was a child at home in fine clothes and food, there are countless ways to have fun, fighting crickets, playing cards, hunting, archery and pitching, etc., each of which is very attractive to Cao Pi.

Even if it's a day of nothing, tick the bar and listen to the music.

It is much more fun to enjoy the beauty of flower arrangement than to study and practice hard.

Today, he can't figure out Xu Zhen's hobby anymore, he won't be happy with it, right?

"This may be the reason why a rider can be a rider."

Chen Qun said lightly.

If such a person does not become famous, who can be?

Cao Pi was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Is it really unexpected?" Sir, how do you get close to Liucheng without being detected, and suddenly launch a surprise attack at night? ”

"It's really not good," Chen Qun shook his head with a wry smile, "I am not good at military affairs and good at internal affairs, although I can't tell the prince how he got close, but I can tell the second prince that the lord ordered that the money, grain, consumables, etc. of the whole territory be transported to Youbeiping, Youzhou, in fact, it is to forcibly make Youzhou prosperous." ”

"Once prosperity can be achieved and people prosper, it will be a good thing for us to guard against the north in the future."

"This is enough to show that the prime minister has not suspected the car from beginning to end, otherwise he will not have a steady stream of money and food."

"Please keep this matter in mind for the second son."

Chen Qun smiled and bowed down, this sentence was profound and solemn.

Cao Pi actually understood immediately, but he still smiled sneeringly, "Thank you, thank you for your teaching." ”

You must not slander Xu Zhen, you must always follow him and learn from him, respect him, so as not to be disgusted by his father.

Focus on learning, revere the sages, and never be jealous of the sages.

The heart must be broad-minded, and those who tolerate heaven and earth can tolerate others, if they are narrow-minded and secretly jealous, they will eventually be ashamed of others.

……

Xu Zhen fought this battle, although Cao Cao did not immediately reward him after he was returned, many Cao generals or eunuchs who had reported could find out that the Yuan family had been completely wiped out, Tatun was beheaded, and the head had been sent back to Xu Capital.

So, speculation began.

admired what Xu Zhen had done in the past six months, and the secret order given to him by Cao Cao at the beginning was naturally known to Xu Du and various states and counties.

The news is no longer hidden, and anyone who comes to ask can get this because Xu Zhen got the secret order, and then designed to attack Liucheng, killing Yuan Xi and Tatun by the way, and shocking the northern Xinjiang.

Cao Chun also made great achievements, broke the white wolf, and exalted the Han army outside the fortress, I am afraid that within a few years, Wuhuan and the Southern Xiongnu should have to settle down a little.

Xu Dunei, Sima Mansion.

At the door at night, a carriage passed by, and soon saw Sima Yi walking out of the mansion slowly, moving forward.

Two years have passed, and his leg injury has gradually improved, but he can't walk fast, and he doesn't dare to do martial arts again for the time being.

In front of the carriage, he bowed down and said softly: "Below, I have seen the second son." ”

"Mr. Chungda, can you teach me something?"

"What?"

Sima Yi smacked his lips, lowered his head and whispered, not daring to be too public, and secretly glanced left and right a few times, and not many people passed by in the dead of night.

"My brother Bowen, how did you succeed in raiding Liucheng?"

"This ......" Sima Yi knew about it, but he wasn't sure yet, and after a moment of silence, he said unconfidently: "Xu Yes, the soldiers are fast, and they march day and night...... The sergeants under his command are united in their efforts. ”

"However, if Mr. uses troops, marches thirty days in a month, bypasses the spies and suddenly launches a surprise attack, until he reaches Liucheng, no one notices, can he do it?"

"I can't."

Sima Yi replied truthfully, if he marched, he would also have the confidence to win, but he was definitely not so neat, and he might have suffered heavy damage.

"Ugh."

Cao Pi sighed, didn't say anything more, put down the carriage curtain, and quickly set off to leave, Sima Yi bowed behind him, his expression was humble and respectful, and he watched the carriage go away.

Only then did he gaze slightly, put away his complexion and return to solemnity.

He let out a long sigh too.

It will take some time and intelligence to figure out how it came about.

(End of chapter)