Chapter 27: Capture the thief and capture the king first
Although Zhong Hui's way of opening the topic was a bit blunt, Cao Chao still followed his train of thought.
"Not bad."
"Sima Zhao, once the situation reaches the point of extreme urgency, he will make dangerous moves and be bold and reckless."
"He is different from the general, the more critical the situation, the calmer the general, but General Wei, the more urgent the situation, the more reckless he is."
"Judging from the current situation, if he wants to make a dangerous move, he can only start with military power, I think that he is likely to do something to He Zeng and Chen Ben."
"He will send people to provoke the infighting between He Zeng and Chen Ben, then imprison them, take over the military power, and then take the army out of Yecheng with the matter of crusading against the thieves, and not give He Zeng and Chen Ben a chance to take back the army!"
"Their destination will be Hanoi, and after returning to Hanoi with the army, they will take the opportunity to move towards Luoyang, wanting to tear up our defense line in one fell swoop and take Luoyang directly."
Cao Chao told very seriously.
Zhong Hui was already dumbfounded.
He knows that the emperor is very powerful, but you can't directly predict such details, right?? Do you still want to say when they will attack Luoyang?
Zhong Hui's face was full of suspicion at the moment, "Your Majesty, why are you so sure?" How do you know this? ”
"Oh, Yin Damu sent someone to tell me."
"Huh?? Even if Yin Damu is believed by General Wei, he will be watched at all levels, how can he send someone to leak the secret so easily? ”
"Oh, that's right, I still have some acquaintances in Hebei, so I sent someone to contact Yin Damu, and their back and forth is still very fast, by the way, in a few days, a sage will come, and then there will be a banquet to entertain him, you can prepare it."
"Sage??"
Zhong Hui was very confused, and he suddenly felt that the emperor seemed to be hiding a lot of things from him.
He looked at the emperor again, and at this moment, he only felt that the smile on Cao Chao's face was a little mysterious, and the smoke from the furnace slowly rose, which made the emperor's entire body look like it was wrapped in dense clouds, which was actually a little sacred.
Zhong Hui was stunned, and hurriedly sobered himself up.
"General Wei is in Hanoi at the moment??"
"It should have not arrived yet, but it was soon, the Hebei army was brought here in the name of crusading against the traitors, I think, the traitors were probably frightened, it was nearly a hundred thousand troops."
When Cao Chao talked about it, he couldn't help laughing.
Sima Zhao led a large army to Hanoi in the name of crusading against the traitors, and his purpose was to capture Luoyang.
Unfortunately, not everyone knows what he thinks.
Guo Jun in the mountains may not know what he is scared at this moment, an army of 100,000 is enough to turn Wangwu Mountain upside down
Cao Chao was so relieved to let Sima Zhao mess around because he didn't have much information about Sima Zhao.
Until now, Sima Zhao has not been able to find out what happened in Luoyang, but he knows all the movements of Sima Zhao well, and even has the information of two people to use to testify.
Cao Chao has been operating in Hebei for many years, and has a great reputation among rangers, businessmen, farmers and other groups.
The doormen left behind by Cao Chao when he was in Yuancheng were running around in Hebei, and Liu Lu was in charge of connecting with them.
Cao Chao deliberately didn't mention this matter, but he didn't expect it to be noticed by Zhong Hui, it seems that in the future, he will have to express his worries about Sima Zhao from time to time, and he can't easily show his flaws.
Zhong Hui calmed down for a long time.
"Your Majesty, so what do you think?"
"My idea is to ask Shi Ji to come up with an idea."
Hearing this familiar sentence, Zhong Hui immediately laughed.
Remember, the great general was also at the beginning
Zhong Hui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if Yin Damu is by General Wei's side, then things will be much easier." ”
"Your Majesty can first talk about your plans, and the ministers can check and fill in the gaps."
If it was in the past, Zhong Hui would never ask Cao Chao's opinion, he would make his own decision and let the Holy King nod, but after Fang Cai's experience, Zhong Hui was also a little worried that he would lose face.
If the emperor has other back-hands here, he will inevitably be laughed at by the emperor in the end, which is absolutely impossible.
Cao Chao said seriously: "Actually, I am ready. ”
"I'm going to let Wen Yang lead the tiger and leopard to ride out of Luoyang."
"Now that Sima Zhao is surrounded by a large army, at this time, you can't start a war with him, General Zhendong's army is too far away to support, if Sima Zhao suddenly attacks, I'm afraid there will be too many casualties."
"However, Sima Zhao's army will not always be by his side, he will definitely have the army stationed on various roads, distributed in various parts of the division, ready to attack."
"I want Yin Damu to reach out of Sima Zhao's residence, and then launch an attack, let Yin Damu and Wen Yang come to meet inside and outside, capture Sima Zhao as quickly as possible, and bring him back to Luoyang."
"Once Sima Zhao is gone, the coalition army will lose its command, and when the time comes, I will go there in person and directly subdue the Hebei army."
I don't know why, hearing what Cao Chao said about the tactics of capturing the king, Zhong Hui felt a little uncomfortable inexplicably, he thought about it seriously, this method is extremely risky, but if Yin Damu cooperates, the degree of feasibility is not low, not to mention, Zhong Hui thinks that Sima Zhao should not only have Yin Damu around him, but there must be others.
That Cheng Qi is very suspicious!
Zhong Hui felt that he was eighty percent likely to be His Majesty's people!
He pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Can Your Majesty let the minister be responsible for this matter?" ”
Cao Chao laughed, "Isn't this just asking your thoughts?" ”
"As long as you don't feel tired, you can do it."
Zhong Hui then asked for more details, and the two conspired in the Taiji Palace
In the palace, Wang Xiang hid in the study, secretly looking at the situation outside, his brows were tightly locked, and there was no longer the original calm.
What a pit!!
Previously, Cao Chao swore that he would fight for the right to interpret the classics from Wang Su, but he actually believed it, and he was stupidly thinking about how to join forces with Wang Su.
I didn't expect it to be like this!
At the Dongtang banquet that day, he didn't let Wang Su fight against him at all, without the slightest cowardice, just because the emperor would be on his side, but he didn't expect that this was just his wishful thinking.
The Emperor just flicked a shot and vanished.
I knew that the emperor didn't come forward, so I just hid by myself! Why bother to fight Wang Su head-on?
After the emperor left, Zhong Hui was in charge of the rest of that banquet, and Zhong Hui did not take a stand, but just asked them to settle the matter privately.
Wang Su was naturally unwilling, he must explain this matter to Wang Xiang.
And Wang Xiang was sent back to the house, don't look at Wang Xiang now seems to have relied on this matter, but if the other party keeps throwing out evidence, and he doesn't say a word, he can't take out anything at all, then his reputation will definitely stink.
The ministers just wanted to suppress Wang Su, and there was no reason why they would always be on their side.
Wang Xiang was guarding the window, he was now afraid of hearing Wang Su's voice.
He didn't even understand what the emperor wanted to do, obviously he was so resolute before, he vowed to take back the right of interpretation, and he looked like a referee, why did he lose his voice after he contributed? ?
Is that what you're determined to do??
Wang Xiang suddenly heard footsteps outside.
At this moment, Wang Xiang was a little panicked, but he quickly calmed down and took a deep breath.
has reached this point, no matter how it develops next, I have to carry it hard, and I must not let go.
"Prince."
Zhao Guo knocked lightly on the door.
"Oh what?"
"Yu Shi Zhongcheng came to pay a visit."
"Imperial History??"
Wang Xiang didn't know who the current imperial history was, and now he was enjoying the treatment of Cao Chao in the past, isolated from the world, listening to everything, and he didn't know anything.
And by his side, there are no henchmen who can speak.
"I'll meet you."
Wang Xiang stood up, Yu Shi Zhongcheng came, it was probably for Wang Su's affairs, now His Majesty has no important ministers available, most likely a young descendant, with his own reputation and qualifications, he should be pressed a little, and occupy the leading position of the conversation first.
Wang Xiang's idea was very good, but when he went out to see this imperial historian, he immediately closed his mouth.
In the imperial history, Biqiudian.
Well, Biqiudian is not terrible, he is indeed a young offspring, but his father is a special Biqiu Frugal!!
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that after His Majesty takes office, there is a high probability that Biqiu Jian will take off.
Biqiu Jian is the only one who has stood on the emperor's side from beginning to end, it can be said that when Sima Shi was the strongest and the emperor was like a fictitious, both of them and father and son were on the emperor's side regardless of their personal life and death.
Many people speculate that the next general will be Biqiu Jian.
Within a year, he will become the third prince.
But the ministers have nothing to be jealous of or repulsive about him, after all, they are risking the clan to do this.
When the emperor wanted to rehabilitate Xiahou Xuan in Yuancheng, it was Biqiu Jian who came forward and determined the position of the emperor, otherwise, he would have been killed at that time.
The seriousness on Wang Xiang's face also slowly disappeared, revealing a soft smile, "It turned out to be Biqiujun, is your father okay?" ”
He couldn't understand how this person was here.
Biqiu Jian reacted so quickly? His army is already nearby?
Biqiudian smiled and returned the salute, "Meet the prince, my father often mentions you, and in a few days, he will come to see you." ”
The corners of Wang Xiang's eyes jumped, "Don't dare to bother the general." ”
"Prince, don't refuse, I heard that His Majesty wants Duke Zheng to serve as Situ."
"What do you think?"
Biqiudian suddenly asked.
Wang Xiang was a little dazed, why did you talk about Zheng Chong as soon as you opened your mouth?
For a moment, Wang Xiang seemed to remember something, and he asked suddenly: "Is that to be Wang Su to serve as the Sikong?!" ”