Early the next morning, Liu Qi ordered Shi A to prepare for a trip, and invited Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Fa Zheng to discuss the matter.

The matter of Xiliangjun is not big, it is not small, and it is about a tiger general, so it is still necessary to be cautious, there are only four people in the study, which is to give a solution.

Xu Shu sighed: "Ma Chao has outstanding talents since he was a child, and he is rebellious by nature, although he has been tribulated, it is not enough to smooth out his temperament. ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "After Jing Yuan pointed out, Ma Chao has already reined in. This impulse was not only stimulated by Sima Yi, but also forced by Pang De and others! As the commander of the three armed forces, if you can't be the same as the soldiers and take the lead, how can you serve the people? ”

Zhuge Liang also nodded and said: "Ma Meng's rebellion is strong, this is its long, and it is also short!" The Qiang people call it 'Shenweitian General', which shows its might, but it is easy to break if it is rigid, and the defeat of Weishui and the suffering of Jincheng all arise because of this. This time I met Sima Yi again, I am afraid that it will be counted. ”

Liu Qi asked: "I am going to cross the river to the north overnight to help Meng Qi take revenge, who is the right person to go with me?" ”

Fa Zheng said lightly: "The lord once said: I am naïve without a blow. This is extremely true, Ma Chao's previous suffering is just personal life and death. This time for the lord of Xiliang, the commander of the army, the previous small setback, do not care, if Sima Yi is called a heavy injury, only to know the difficulty of using troops, there is a change. ”

Liu Qi frowned and said: "Although Ma Chao was coerced by Pang De and others, he had to send troops against the order, but after all, it was to destroy Cao and destroy Wei, and the Xiliang Army had no big fault, how could he let it destroy itself?" ”

Fa Zheng hugged his fists and said: "The lord is lenient and benevolent, we know everything." Be kind to soldiers, lure prisoners, and embrace foreign races, all of which are done by Renjun! However, all such people are as many as tigers and wolves, and it is extremely difficult to tame them, coupled with knives and sticks, it will take years and months, and they will be counterattacked if they are not careful, let alone people? ”

Liu Qi said: "Although Ma Chao is rebellious, but he is loyal and righteous, and after making meritorious contributions to the Han family, the father and son are determined to beg the thief and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. I treat people with sincerity, and I expect that the Xiliang Army will not fail me! ”

This is not Our Lady of Liu Qi, but the Xiliang Army is indeed a major force, Ma Chao is arrogant, he was forced to this by Pang De and a few people, in that case, if he retreats, it will not be Xiliang Jin Ma Chao.

Fa Zheng is worried that the Xiliang army will not be able to lose in the future, in Liu Qi's opinion, it will not be a problem at all, if it is Liu Bei of Yizhou, he may have this concern, but now that his subordinates are full of talents, the soldiers are brave and brave, and the Xiliang army has entered the Central Plains, how much threat can it be?

Isn't it fragrant to keep this establishment to fight the Huns and Xianbei, and expand the territory?

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly on the side and said: "The war in the Central Plains is not over, Liang has been away from the camp for more than half a month, although there are two generals Huang and Wei temporarily, but the decisive battle of Xiahoudun is urgent, and he cannot be withdrawn." Yuan Zhi has a deep friendship with Ma Mengqi, and he knows everything, and it is best for him to go with the king. ”

Xu Shu glanced at Sima Yi and sighed: "Although Meng Qi and I are friends with each other, the words of exhortation have already been exhausted, and it is too late!" In addition, the Xiongnu raised troops, Hexi was in turmoil, and I was about to go to Hedong to persuade Zhao Yan and others to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, and defend the land and the people. ”

Liu Qi smiled and said, "In this way, only me and Xiaozhi went north." ”

Fa Zheng hugged his fists and said: "The minister went north this time, and he was transferred to Hanoi, and he did not give up. ”

Liu Qi ordered: "Guandu still needs to send another army to Liyang to cut off Cao Xiu's return route, because the two generals Ban and Zhang He led the troops, Kong Ming dispatched. After our two armies divide Hanoi and Dingzhongyuan, they will join forces in Wei County, and then fight a decisive battle with Cao Pi. ”

The three of them went to prepare, Liu Qi went to the harem to say goodbye to several ladies, and fought outside for many years, everyone gathered less and left more, and the small farewell was better than the newlywed, and the two sides were reluctant to say goodbye with tears.

When he came to the long pavilion outside the city, Zhao Yun had been waiting for a long time with his troops, but he didn't see Fazheng arrive until noon, and he didn't see him come across the horse.

Shi A hurriedly greeted him and urged: "The expedition is imminent, how can Sir let the king wait for more than an hour in the long pavilion?" ”

Fa Zheng smiled faintly, dismounted from afar, and stepped forward to salute without hurrying: "The minister said goodbye to a few old friends, and worshiped Meng Da to comfort this matter, so he came late, and hoped that the king would forgive his sins." ”

After all, the time was not clearly stated, and Liu Qi couldn't blame him, so he got up and said: "Now that everyone has arrived, let's set off immediately and cross the river overnight!" ”

"Slow down, king!" Fa Zheng stopped Liu Qi, signaled left and right to withdraw from the pavilion, and stepped forward to say: "Sima Yi knew that the Wei army was invincible to Ma Chao, but he set up camp outside Xiuwu City, which would be a plan to lure the enemy. Before the plan is made, when the king goes, if he persuades Ma Chao, he will be dissatisfied in his heart and will be disobedient. can wait for its troops to be dispatched, and then cross the river to save it, and add grace and power, so that it is a strategy to control it! ”

Liu Qi waved his hand and said: "Since you know that Sima Yi has tricks, you should take precautions as soon as possible, the Xiliang army is brave and good at fighting, and it is better to let them die in Mobei than to be harmed by Sima Yi's treacherous schemes." ”

Fa Zheng persuaded again: "Prevention is better than prevention, it is better to save danger than danger!" It seems that a person like Ma Chao is so arrogant, he doesn't hit the south wall and doesn't look back. A thousand good words are not as good as a heavy setback, the king wants to subdue this person, the only way to save him is to save him, and hope that the lord will take care of it! ”

Only then did Liu Qi understand that Fa Zheng was deliberately late, and he was actually delaying time, so he shook his head and sighed: "Filial piety, don't I know? But knowing that this is the case, I am uneasy. To plan the world, you must convince people with virtue! ”

"The king is really benevolent and righteous!" Fa Zheng bowed down, no longer admonished, and motioned for Shi Ah and them to set off.

Although Liu Qi is now the king of Han, he travels simply, especially with his troops to fight, only with key equipment, and does not bring any chariots and flags, and the group rode on horseback, and arrived at the bank of the Yellow River in the evening.

There was already a fleet waiting, everyone got on the boat to cross the river, Liu Qi was alone in the bow of the boat, looking at the sunset in the distance, the sunset mountains, and the rivers and mountains were infinite.

He didn't turn a deaf ear to Fa Zheng's words, Ma Chao was not an exception in the army, those parts of the Jiangdong family were actually more dangerous than the Xiliang army, but the strength was still small, and he couldn't see it, from Sun Quan's later years, he didn't hesitate to lose his national strength to kill, and he knew how big the threat of the small warlord was.

After thinking about it, Liu Qi suddenly understood the importance of sending political commissars in the army in his era.

Just as he was about to call Fa Zheng to discuss the matter, suddenly the soldiers in the cabin shouted: "Oh no, the bottom of the ship is leaking......"

The hull of the ship then tilted slightly, and there was chaos on board, and the soldiers rushed to the cabin, shouting for remedy.

After a while, Shi A rushed to the side of the boat with a few arrows and said, "King, the big ship accidentally hit the reef, and the bottom of the ship was seriously damaged, so I couldn't cross the river, so I could only return." ”

At this time, the black pressure on the side of the bottom ship was full of sailors and soldiers, crying and begging for mercy, Liu Qi had just entered the Han King and took the ship, this kind of accident occurred, and ten heads were not enough to cut off.

Fa Zheng hurriedly came over and pleaded: "Natural disasters and earth disasters are not done by man, and I hope that the king will forgive his sins, and it is important to return to the port first." ”