Every word is beautiful, and every sentence is ostensibly reviewing what he has done, but in fact, he is crusading against Cao Wei and the others, not only refusing to return to the Han Dynasty, but also having a heart of choice, unwilling to think about the people of the world, only for personal interests······

If it weren't for all of the above, he wouldn't have been helpless at all, attacking Dongjun with a lot of water, and sending troops to Cao Wei!

As early as when he saw this letter of guilt, Xiahou Chun, Cao Ren, Cao Pi and other people in power in Cao Wei were stupid.

Is the person who said this really the Son of Heaven they knew? Fake, right?

When you were in Xuchang, you lowered your eyebrows all day long, and you didn't even dare to let out a fart.

Now, just a few words scold their Cao family to the fullest, and even turn things upside down and confuse the public.

Anyway, it wasn't like that when you were in Xuchang.

Although we have imprisoned you here, what do you have as the Son of Heaven except freedom?

Serving delicious food and drink all day long, in the end you actually say such things to slander me, what do you mean?

Is this a book of sin? This clearly accuses Cao Wei's writings!

I don't know who taught the Son of Heaven to write such murderous words.

Of course, even a brainless fool can get it, and there is only one person who can teach the Son of Heaven to do such a tasteless thing - Xi Yu!

Xi Yu, I'm afraid that only Xi Yu can do such a thing in this world.

Occupying the two places of Qingxu, he has countless literati and ink writers.

After all, it is a place where celebrities and righteous people gather, and it is also a place where people in the world yearn for, so no matter what happens there, it can become a talking point in this world.

This is still the case on weekdays, not to mention that the person who issued the text is still the Son of Heaven, coupled with the support of many literati, as soon as the book of guilt comes out, it seems to occupy the highest point of morality, and people who crusade and abuse Cao Wei's ministers are everywhere.

In an instant, Cao Wei was like a mouse in the gutter, everyone shouted and beat him.

Cao Pi was so emaciated by these gossips that he soon fell ill in bed.

This fell, and he lay down for more than half a month, unable to use his strength to speak, and he had no energy to do anything.

In a trance, he felt that the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains laid down by his father Cao Cao seemed to gradually collapse and dissipate in his hands······

"Why······ Why is this so? ”

Chang'an City, inside the government office.

Cao Pi sat high on the top of the main hall, although the current days are still as comfortable as in the past, food and clothing are not worried, wearing gold and silver, and countless slaves, but he just can't be happy, he doesn't know where the future is, and he doesn't know what to do next.

Even the splendid palace and the people who walked through the city could not make him lift his spirits.

Because in his opinion, now is the time when Cao Wei is most life-and-death.

The people of the world are raving against him, and the other princes are indifferent, watching the fire from the other shore and even secretly eyeing him, treating himself as a cat without claws, and he may come forward to tease him at any time.

In addition, many local officials are also impure about the territory of Chang'an, and they are waiting, waiting to see what will happen to them.

If they still have a little strength left for Shangxiyu, these eyeing people may withdraw their ambitions, lie dormant, and wait for the next opportunity.

But if he no longer has the slightest resistance to Xi Yu, I am afraid that if I don't need Xi Yu to make a move, other people can completely overthrow this huge Cao Wei with a word from me.

At that time, Mo said that it was Yanzhou, but he was afraid that the local officials in Jizhou would turn against him and turn to Xiyu.

Just when he was worried about how to break the game, the gray sideburns of Xi Zhi walked quickly from the door.

For so many years, he has always liked wine, and Rao is drama called many famous doctors in the world to rectify it, but it can only be eased a little.

But even if his body only recovered a little, he was still obsessed with beauty, going back and forth to Fireworks Willow Lane all day long, causing his body to become more and more decadent.

Now he is only middle-aged, but it gives people a feeling of sunset and old age.

He walked quickly to Cao Pi's side and bowed, and now his cheekbones are prominent, he is getting thinner, his eye sockets are sunken, and those who look at him can't bear it.

But Cao Pi doesn't think so.

After so many years, it has not been a day or two for this guy in front of him to challenge his endurance, and today, he is no longer willing to endure it.

It's just ····· How useful is this guy?

Not to mention anything else, if it weren't for him, the black cavalry lurking in Chang'an City would not have known when it would be discovered, and it would have been impossible for Cao Zhen and others to kill some black cavalry and get the weapons and equipment they used.

Over the years, with the in-depth study of those weapons and equipment, Cao Wei's army can be regarded as building a rather peculiar army.

These people were all strictly selected and screened from the army, with strong combat effectiveness, high military literacy, and an unprecedented number of super-lethal weapons, which can be regarded as a good breath for Cao Wei's army on the battlefield in Tongxiliang this summer.

not only killed many of Ma Teng's soldiers, but also shocked many princes in the West, making the name of Cao Wei's army shine.

This is the biggest joy for Cao Wei since the kidnapping of Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven!

It is precisely because of this that he was happy for a while, and he was named the middle of the imperial history, ranking first-class, and soon after, he was named a marquis, and the woman of the Xiahou family was rewarded to him.

But it is also because of this that Xi Zhi was in the limelight for a while, and while he was relieved in his heart, he also became more and more loyal to the matter of looking for flowers and asking willows, indulging in mountains and rivers all day long, and often getting drunk.

This caused Cao Pi to become more and more disgusted with him.

Nonsense, who in the entire Chang'an City saw that they didn't grovel and salute An?

Only Xi Zhicai has seen him ten times, and at least eight of them have a smell of wine on his body, and his words are not as respectful as others.

Even if it was himself who made him an official and a knight, the other party was not only grateful, but also took his father out all day long to talk about things.

It's as if the only person in this world who can be called his lord is still his father.

Yes, he also admits that his father's majestic strategy is an immortal talent, and it is the peak that he wants to climb all his life.

But no matter how high the mountain is, there are always birds flying by, and the mountains and forests are not insurmountable.

It's just that the uncle doesn't look down on himself, how can you be a mere courtier who trusts a lonely person, who is qualified to look down on me, the lord of Cao Wei?

"Why are you so flustered?"

Looking at Xi Zhicai in front of him, who was ruddy and had a confused look in his eyes, and still had a strong smell of wine on his body, Cao Pi frowned, and he was very unhappy in his heart.

At first glance, this guy doesn't know where he came from.

"Gong Wei, I've thought of a way."

Xi Zhicai didn't care about the other party's expression at all, but said with a smile: "I heard that after Xi Yu flooded Dongjun, the Son of Heaven made a letter of guilt, and attributed the source of all the evils to us······"

"This matter will definitely make me passive, because the time and place are favorable, and we will not occupy the slightest, but this does not mean that there is no opportunity!"

He stared at Cao Pi with a pair of big eyes, and continued: "Do you remember the agreement we made with Xi Yu at the beginning? Cutting out the three places only ended the war, but now Xi Yu is not trustworthy, and it is wrong to ruin the agreement between the two sides! ”

"He has always said that he is a man of promises, rooted in integrity, but now he ignores the promises he has promised."

"If we grasp this point, write an essay to explain it, and at the same time ask the Son of Heaven to play, so as to show our loyalty, the other party will not be able to refute."

"This is one of them, and the second is that we will ask the Son of Heaven for the name of the general of the Western Expedition, and now we can't get Yanzhou back, but we may be able to lay a lot of ground in the West instead."

Xi Zhicai said as he walked towards the map hanging on the shelf, and said excitedly: "Duke Wei, look, this is Yizhou, if you can conquer the land of the Qiang people in the west, it is best to go to Yizhou, so that the entire Sichuan and Shu will belong to us." ”

"As we all know, the road to Shu is difficult, it is not easy to march, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but its lord Liu Zhang is a weak and overwhelmed person, let's destroy him and take the opportunity to take the entire Xichuan, half of the world is in the hands of Cao Wei!"

"At that time, Xi Yu will have the ability to reach the sky, but I am afraid that I will not be able to reach into the territory of Sichuan and Shu!"

“······”

Looking at the map and pondering the words of Xi Zhicai, Cao Pi's eyes, which were originally blank, instantly lit up, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.

That's a wonderful idea!

Western expedition, Sichuan and Shu.

How come it is that in the process of fighting against my uncle for many years, I have always relied on the iron of the head and the toughness of the other party, but I have never thought of avoiding the edge for the time being and finding another way.

Now, since you know that you are no more rigid than your uncle, why not turn to another person to fight?

After all, Cao Wei's foundation is still there, although he can't fight Xiyu, but compared with the land of Xichuan, he still has some advantages.

Since this is the case, let's stop the war with Uncle Xiao first, show surrender, and at the same time ease the relationship with Xi Yu, I can also have more time to fight against the Qiang people and Liu Zhang in the west.

Thinking about this, Uncle Xiao will definitely agree, because he has always been cautious, and now that Yanzhou is about to arrive, he will definitely spend a lot of time governing this place and suspending the war.

Cao Pi felt that he still knew a little bit about his uncle.

When my father was still there, my uncle once said that compared with his father's "death-defying spirit" and "romantic spirit", he preferred to seek stability in stability!

Work steadily and be cautious, so that you can have the last laugh.

This may be the biggest difference between my uncle and my father, and it is also my uncle's biggest weakness.

It would be a good idea if I could take this opportunity to develop the West.

"Sure enough, it can only be you, Xi Zhicai!"

As soon as the matter was resolved, Cao Pi's face suddenly had a smile, and his body no longer exuded a dark and gloomy aura.

Xi Zhicai straightened up when he heard this, smiled slightly, and said: "Duke Wei has won the award, but he is just worrying about the king and saying what he thinks in his heart, and the lord once said that he should do his best to assist, even today, he will not dare to slack off······"

Hearing these words, Cao Pi, who had just raised the corners of his mouth, pouted decisively, and his ears were almost calloused when he heard words like this in recent years.

If he wasn't really talented, able to solve his own worries, and was one of the few ministers who could be reused, how could he have saved his life to this day?

If Zhong Da also has this strategy, how can he have to reuse him?

In the future, if the Western Expedition is victorious······

Cao Pi pressed the killing intent in his heart and sighed deeply.

Well, the time is not yet ripe, so let's wait for the victory······

Park 214 years, early winter.

Cao Pi took advantage of the intensifying rumors and hurriedly expressed his surrender to the Son of Heaven.

It writes that he cares about the Han and will always be the most loyal courtier of the Han, and he will never dare to have the heart of rebellion.

At the same time, Xi Yu, who was in Xiapi, received another letter.

It was also from Cao Pi, and in addition to the first few greetings without any nutritional value, he was mainly asking him why he did not abide by the covenant promised in Jizhou, why he used troops against Cao Wei, and whether he had the intention of breaking the contract.

After reading the performance of loyalty, and then looking at the letter accusing him of not keeping his promise to use troops in Yanzhou, Xi Yu shook his head with a smile.

He handed the letter to Kong Ming, Fengxiao, Jia Xu and others who were roasting around him, and did not say a word.

Dian Wei and Zilong rarely had no major incidents, and it was rare to rush back to rest here.

Huang Zhong has been sitting beside Xi Yu and roasting the fire.

Now that he is getting older, he has long been concerned about things in the army, and he seems to be busier than in the army except for doing tai chi all day long.

However, his busyness still had some effect.

At the moment, although he is older among the crowd, he looks energetic, not at all like a middle-aged and elderly person who is over half a hundred years old.

In other words, seeing that almost a year has passed, it is the first time that everyone has sat in one place so completely.

Not far from Huang Xu, Dianman, Puyuan····· Many young students frolicked and played in the courtyard, talking and laughing.

As for the scene of the elders sitting empty and not saying a word, they are really not interested, and it is not interesting at all.

"This Cao Pi is getting more and more interesting to do things now, I don't know what you think about this?"

Guo Jia took a sip of the freshly hot wine, only to feel that the pores all over his body were dilated, and only after letting out a refreshing sigh did he smack his lips, and said: "It's not easy for him to come up with this idea. ”

"That's a good point."

Zhuge Kongming nodded and continued: "First to show loyalty to the Son of Heaven, and then to use a letter to accuse us of not keeping our promises, and use this as an excuse to hope to get the result of delaying the war and stopping the war, these purposes are easy to guess, and the letter is clear at a glance. ”

"It's just······ I don't understand what they're going to do when they stop fighting? ”

"Ending the war is not the ultimate goal?"

Dian Wei wiped the wine on his lips, looked at Zhuge Liang with a suspicious expression, and said: "If he wants to stop the war and stop the army, it means that he is afraid, Cao Pi's rabbit cub is designated as timid." ”

"If you want me to say, none of the Cao Wei clan today has the courage, compared with the brave and resourceful Cao Gong at the beginning, it is really not worth mentioning!"

"That's right, there is really no one in Cao Wei today who can compare with it!"

Xi Yu nodded, agreeing with Dian Wei's words.

But only the second half of the sentence, as for the first half of the sentence······ He didn't think that the other party was simply afraid.

To be more precise, he didn't think that Cao Pi would retreat so quickly after being timid, there must be something wrong with this.

In fact, it doesn't matter if he retires or stops fighting.

After all, the land of Yanzhou still needs to be managed, and the crossbow that has been improved for a long time has also reached a critical juncture.

Speaking of which, this is still the inspiration that Zang Ba gave him when he burned the grain and grass in Puyang City.

In order to fulfill his military orders, that guy was able to succeed at the cost of the lives of more than half of the soldiers.

In order to reduce the cost of such heavy casualties again, Xi Yu deliberately ordered people to change the previously developed arrow pipes into iron, and tried to make them hollow and place oil bombs inside.

At first, it was a perfect idea, but as the craftsmen worked on it day and night, it was now possible to make it.

If it really succeeds, it will be extremely easy to attack the enemy's army in the future, and burn the grain and grass.

In addition to these, Xi Yu also plans to set up an astronomical institute in Xiapi to bring together people who are proficient in astronomy to conduct more detailed astronomical research.

It was also through this flood in Dongjun that he had a strong idea to study natural disasters and astronomy.

If there is another natural disaster in the future, how much can you prevent it in advance?

However, these disciplines are the latest acting skills, and there are not many people who know them, and they still need a lot of time to study and explore, and there is still a long way to go before they mature to study earthquake disasters and climate disasters.

Therefore, it is not impossible to stop the war.

But what makes Xi Yu curious is, what will Cao Pi's kid do after the war is stopped?

"Anyway, where did Wen and that guy go? He's always been cunning, and if he's there, maybe—"

"The Lord's ······"

Jia Xu's complaining voice came from behind Xi Yu, "It's not appropriate for you to praise you with your cunning, right?" ”

"Besides, I'll be squatting under you!"

Indeed, before Xi Yu didn't mention his name, he had been by Xi Yu's side for a long time.

It's just ·····

What's going on? How many years have passed, and my sense of existence is still so low?

"I'll go, when are you coming?"

Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia were so frightened that they almost threw out the wine glass in their hands as soon as they heard his voice.

Dian Wei leaned forward, blinked when he saw Jia Xu, and said seriously: "Hey! You're really here, so why don't you talk all the time? I don't even know if it's harmful. ”

Faced with this situation, Jia Xu felt a grievance in his heart.

He lowered his head, sighed deeply, and then spoke with a grumbling voice.

"Cao Pi wants to stop the war, in addition to being afraid, the more important thing is that he is afraid of the shortage of money and food, and when the people in the territory are already complaining, how can they dare to levy grain taxes on a large scale?"

"As a result, there is not enough food and grass, and it is difficult for soldiers and horses to travel."

"In addition, after the floods in Dongjun, they need time to recuperate, and they also need time to win hearts and minds."

"In the end, it is estimated that they want to divert the target because they have seen the essence clearly after fighting with us for so many years, and they know that the fight is not enough."

(End of chapter)