On the seventh day of the first month of the seventh year of Shu Jianxing, General Zhao Yun died of illness in Chengdu.

The snow outside Chencang City has been falling for more than three days, and there is still a tragic and solemn atmosphere inside and outside the city.

"How many days has the general been bedridden?" Outside the closed door of the mansion stood Tian and Gong Erjun, Gong Jie, who was originally a little calm, also looked a little frowning at the moment, obviously this just right illness was a little strange, but they couldn't say what the reason was, so far they could only comfort themselves, it was Li Xian's master who died of illness and grieved excessively, so he became ill from hard work, and the wind and cold entered the body, which caused him to fall ill at the moment, and when he was sick, Li Xian only confined himself in the Taishou Mansion, and did not see anyone at all.

Tian Dali shook his head: "This is the third day, and the news is going to leak, I'm afraid that Cao Zhen and Zhang He will have crooked thoughts again." ”

Gong Jie didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, this news couldn't be hidden, not long after, Liao Hua and Zhang Ning also hurriedly came in from outside the mansion, looked at the frowning generals, and asked, "Is the general really sick?" ”

Tian Dali nodded: "Yes, today is the third day, and since the last sergeant brought General Zhao's letter, the general has been bedridden and locked himself in the mansion. ”

Liao Hua panicked: "How can this be good, if Zhang He comes to attack the city at this time, what should we do?" ”

At this time, the people who asked looked at each other, but Xu Zhen was very happy: "What are you afraid of?" With this axe in my hand, a thousand will come and a thousand will die. ”

Liao Hua instantly glanced at Xu Zhen, only this Zhang Ning was a bit of a general's demeanor: "Everyone, I think the general has done a good job of explaining our defense before he fell ill, as long as this news is not leaked out, and the army's heart is not shaken, it should not be a big problem to resist Zhang He." ”

The generals were only silent, although everyone knew that Zhang He could not come to attack the city, and they were also very worried about Li Xian's physical condition, according to common sense, generals who marched and fought would not have such a bad physique, and in fact, Li Xian did not fall ill, but followed the thinking of that day, the more and more chaotic timeline, what could he do, and what should he do, thinking all the way, if there were no conditions to predict the historical trajectory in advance, could he defeat Zhang He alone? These have always been the knots in his heart that he can't untie, in the final analysis, it was Zhao Yun's death that stimulated him, he knew that Zhao Yun died in Jianxing for seven years, and Zhuge Liang died in Jianxing for twelve years, if the life span has not changed, there is only five years, he must help Zhuge Liang establish an irreversible and stable situation in these five years, even if he can't unify the world, he must have the strength to be able to dominate the world! Since I came, the Yiling fire did not engulf me, and the battle of Jieting did not bury me, then this life must be seen with your own eyes what is the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and what is the political communication and harmony!

The door of the mansion was slowly opened, and the generals hurriedly followed the sound to look, but saw Li Xian standing majestically, the tears on his face had dried up, and above his complexion, there was an extra layer of perseverance, as if he had changed people.

The generals hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "General! ”

Li Xianyi raised his hand and said, "It's okay, Ben Jiang has already recovered, and he has thought a lot in the past three days, and he has worked hard for all the soldiers." ”

Zhang Ning hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand: "General, the brothers have been very anxious these days, except for the sergeants below, General Tian and General Gong are staying here almost day and night. ”

Li Xian nodded and said, "Two generals, what's the matter, let's go to the hall and have hot tea." ”

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Wuzhang was in the original Wei army position, in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Since the last time the night owl listened, the quiet of Cao Zhen and Zhang He's military formation is indeed unusual, but it is not a change of commander, how smart Cao Rui is, how can he let Sima Yi take charge of the army alone, but secretly brought twenty horsemen from Chang'an to this place in the starry night, and of course he also brought that Sima Yi.

Cao Zhen knelt under the case: "Your Majesty is guilty!" May Your Majesty forgive your sins! ”

Cao Rui seemed to have a smile on his face, and said lightly: "Uncle, what is the crime, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, I can't bear to let my uncle get involved in danger, so let's promote you to be a master." ”

Cao Zhen knew that if he didn't admit this, he was afraid that the general of the defeated army might annoy Cao Rui for a while, and it would be possible to behead himself personally, so he hurriedly leaned over to receive the order: "The minister accepts the order, thank Your Majesty for not killing!" ”

In this way, Mingsheng actually descended, which not only preserved Cao Zhen's reputation, but also prevented him from falling into the fate of killing his clan relatives indiscriminately, and letting his uncle become a concubine was really ridiculous.

"Zhang He, you are also an old minister of the Three Dynasties, everyone calls you the first shot in the Central Plains, why can't you take it down in the street pavilion, Li Xian has such a ability, and can he stop you?" Cao Rui also asked a few rhetorical questions in a row, and Zhang He, who actually asked, was speechless for a while.

"The minister is guilty, the minister lost the city, he shouldn't let His Majesty get into danger, the minister asks Your Majesty to surrender!" Zhang He immediately bowed his head, but was supported by Cao Rui.

"The old general is hard, there is a saying that the mud can't support the wall, Chen Cang is lost, I don't actually blame you, you listen well, I still have to count on the gun in the old general's hand to calm the world for me." Cao Rui held Zhang He's hand steadily and said.

"The old minister is terrified!" Zhang He immediately understood that it seemed that this was going to take away Cao Zhen's military power.

"Zhang He and Sima Yi listen to orders!" Cao Rui said.

The two immediately knelt together, Zhang He looked at Sima Yi who was crawling coldly, could it be that Cao Rui wanted to use Sima Yi as the handsome, if this person remembered Sima Zhao's short-legged feud, he was only afraid that he would be more auspicious.

"I ordered Sima Yi to be the governor of Yongliang, Zhang He to be the deputy governor, and I personally supervised the army. Listen to me, I will never be a son of heaven! Cao Rui said resolutely.

"Minister's order." The two of them got up.

"Report! Fast Malay reported that Zhao Yun in Chengdu died of illness. ”

Cao Rui's face was calm when he heard this, and he immediately waved his hand to let the herald go down, and asked, "What do the soldiers think?" Sima Dudu? ”

When Sima Yi heard this, he immediately arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this Zhuge Liang is full of tricks, and the news is mainly confused, if it weren't for our army being teased by his suspicious tactics, it would not have lost the hinterland of Liangzhou, I think this news needs to be considered." ”

Cao Rui listened and looked at Zhang He: "What about General Zhang?" ”

Zhang He arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this fierce general of Zhao Yunshi, compared to the minister, the minister is young and old, but he also thinks that it may be Zhuge Liang's strategy." ”

Cao Rui nodded when he heard this: "Since you all think it may be a strategy, no one wants to hear the truth of this news?" ”

Sima Yi arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that this General Zhao Yun is the younger brother of General Zhang He, the two of them studied under Tong Yuan, and learned the skill of spear fighting, that day it was General Zhang He who read the friendship of the same door on the Changban slope and let Zhao Yun go, and now Li Xian is a disciple of Zhao Yun, why not set up a small banquet in front of the two armies, on the surface, a description of the relationship between the uncle and nephew, but actually sent General Zhang to listen to his tone?" ”

When Cao Rui heard this, his face calmed down for a while, his eyes gradually became deep, and he looked at Zhang He with a smile in a blink of an eye: "What does General Zhang think?" ”

Zhang He heard this plan and his scalp was numb, what a heart-wrenching strategy, the old plan was so deep that he was also panicked for a while, and replied: "Minister... Obey Your Majesty's orders. ”

"Then set up a banquet, Le Lin, you go to Chencang City to set up a tent, and see if Li Xian's guy will come to talk to General Zhang about the old relationship." Cao Rui heard this and said sharply.

"Your Ministers obey." Le Lin touched the cold sweat on her face and hurried out of the camp.

"Your Majesty, the minister and Li Xian have no old relationship, they are just opponents, and the minister's loyalty can be learned!" When Zhang He heard this, he immediately bowed.

"When did I say that Aiqing has two hearts, Aiqing is so worried, how can she do her best, and you don't need to use people who are suspicious." Cao Rui got up again, pressed his hands on Zhang He's shoulders, and his eyes seemed to reveal something different.

When Zhang He came out of the camp, Cao Rui's face became ugly, and then he looked at Sima Yi, who was speechless, how could he not know that this was Sima Yi's heart-punishing strategy, but this method is indeed feasible and effective, this scheming fox, the difficulty is here, on the one hand, you can choose the most advantageous method, on the other hand, you can achieve your goals extremely covertly, and you have no way to do it, because once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will always wait until the day they blossom and bear fruit.

Under the city of Chencang.

The goose feather snow still continued to fall, and in front of the military formation of Wuzhangyuan, a huge Qingluo umbrella cover stood in front, and the surrounding sergeants swept away the snow under the umbrella cover, began to set up tables and beef and mutton wine, and moved two Hu beds (now cross stools), placed on both sides.

"General Zhang He, the right general of Wei, please let Mrs. Li guard the city!"

On the top of the city, Li Xian stood against the wall, heard Zhang He's shout, frowned, and then stretched out, and ordered: "Xu Zhen, you go with this general." ”

Zhang Ning hurriedly grabbed Li Xian: "General, how can you go to the dangerous place before the battle, in case there is fraud in Zhang He, wouldn't the general be dangerous." ”

Li Xianyan patted Zhang Ning on the shoulder: "General, it's okay, you let the bed crossbow lie on both sides of the city, once I am in danger, immediately release the arrows, and the rest of the people must guard the city, when I am not there, you also arranged it very well, right?" ”

Zhang Ning still wanted to persuade again: "But... General, it's dangerous. ”

was interrupted by Xu Zhen: "Don't worry, the general will be fine." ”

The two of them immediately left Chen Cang, in fact, Li Xian was not defenseless at all, at least he was wearing a full-body protective rattan armor with a face armor, unless it was really a huge tiger general like Wang Shuangxu Zhen, it was extremely difficult to break it.

"Uncle Shi, don't come to harm!" Li Xian pretended to smile and arched his hand.

Zhang He was shocked when he saw that Li Xian was so enthusiastic, and replied calmly: "Uncle Shi is fine, but your master is well?" ”

Li Xian immediately pretended to cry and said, "Hey! Don't hide it from Uncle Shi, Master and his old man passed away last night. ”

Zhang He was even more surprised: "Is this true? ”

"It's true, could it be that the little nephew can still deceive the uncle?" Li Xian pretended to cry very much, and he was already crying with his head up.

Zhang He's heart became suspicious, but he also got up, picked up the wine glass and said: "Nephew, don't mourn too much, now that General Zilong has gone to the immortals, why don't you abandon the darkness and come to my Dawei?" ”

Li Xian shook his head and said: "General Zhang, what is this talking about, loyal ministers don't care about the two masters, I think that when the heroes were divided, Lu Bu was invincible in the world, just because he ran everywhere, he was infamous as a slave with three surnames, and the little nephew would not do such a thing even if he was not good." ”

Zhang He laughed when he heard this: "Nephew, this is not that time, if you are three points today, how can this so-called good bird choose a tree to perch on, and a virtuous minister chooses the master to do things?" ”

Li Xian also laughed: "Hey, Uncle Shi's words are wrong, I am waiting for Han Lu to eat, and I am doing Han Chen, unlike Uncle Shi, who eats Han Fu's grain and thinks about Yuan Shao's things, and eats Yuan Shao's food and thinks about Cao Cao's things?" Hey? Uncle Shi, you seem to be a slave with three surnames? ”

Zhang He was furious when he heard this: "Good boy! How dare you provoke me to anger! ”

Li Xian still said unhurriedly: "Huh? How dare the little nephew provoke the general, it's just a quote from Lu Fengxian's story, some people don't have Lu Fengxian's ability, but they have Lu Fengxian's discipline, and they are still barking and screaming here, tsk, it's really shameless to the extreme. ”

Zhang He suddenly became furious, looking at the nephew in front of him who had never met at all, he actually let himself lose face in front of the three armies, and even if he wanted to get his face back, he forced a smile and said: "Your Uncle Liu Huang, the princes who voted are not less than us." ”

Li Xian laughed again: "Uncle Shi's words really made everyone laugh. ”

Zhang He was angry for a while, but he was puzzled, so he had to suppress his anger and asked, "Why is my nephew laughing?" ”

"Uncle Xiao is really a stupid person, everyone in the world is surnamed Liu, how can he say it!"

Zhang He couldn't bear it anymore until this moment, and scolded: "You don't take advantage of your tongue here, I will kill you in the coming day, and set foot on the land of Shu!" ”

"Coincidentally, Uncle Shi, the same goes for the little nephew, I will definitely go straight to Luoyang in the future, but Uncle Shi, the head of the three surnamed slaves is not worthy of my treasure knife, so I should bury you next to Yuan Benchu's grave, and see how you go down to see your old master." Li Xian sneered.

Zhang He was even more angry when he heard this, and immediately brushed his sleeves and left......