"You, you, you have to tell Your Majesty that now is the best time to destroy Wu, don't delay!"

Walking on the road, Deng Ai couldn't help it, and said what he thought to Zhang Hua.

Zhang Hua didn't say a word, and took him into a mansion, which was originally the residence of a certain general of Shu State, just next to the county guard's mansion, not far away, and it was also empty at the moment, as a place for the ministers to rest.

Don't look at the miserable life of the people of Shu, the big clans and ministers here are actually doing well.

The days are also delicious.

This general is not a high-level general, but look at his courtyard, it is quite luxurious, there are a total of 16 rooms inside and outside, the decoration in the courtyard is simply a unique style, and the courtyard wall outside is very incompatible, it can be seen that the other party has also put some effort into hiding the interior decoration.

In just over a decade, Shu has changed from a country with fertile land and abundant grain production to a country with a shortage of grain and a serious shortage of arable land, not only because of frequent expeditions.

There is also a big problem, the issue of the annexation of the clans.

The localists are annexing land, and the foreigners are also annexing land, and the two even start a competition to see who has more land to see who occupies it faster.

When the localists saw the foreigners, they couldn't help but want to spit in their faces.

Stinky people who want food, come to Yizhou to grab fish and meat with us, right?

The people of Yizhou should be eaten by our locals, how can you outsiders have a share?

Jiang Wei maintained a high-intensity battle, which led to the serious bankruptcy of homesteaders.

When the army goes out to fight, it often conscripts yeoman farmers, that is, good family sons, and these people fight or die outside, the yeoman farmers basically go bankrupt, and their cultivated land naturally falls into the hands of the big clans.

It wasn't until the later period that there was a serious shortage of homesteaders, and the long-term workers of the old man's family were also strengthened, and the old man felt that it was inappropriate and thought that Jiang Wei was going on expeditions too often!

And Jiang Wei can't help it, the good family has been turned into a long-term worker by the old men of Bashu, if you don't pull them to fight, who else can you pull?

Shu also continued the military system of the Han Dynasty in the country, except for retaining part of the army, the rest of the army was temporarily recruited to go to the army.

In addition, when going out on a campaign, a large number of men were needed, who were responsible for transporting food, cooking for the army, opening roads, and other tiring and dirty work.

In later generations, they were called auxiliaries, but in the present day, they are just conscripted people.

The two of them walked into the study.

Zhang Hua motioned for Deng Ai to sit down, and Deng Ai sat down unceremoniously.

Zhang Hua sat in front of him, and Zhang Hua stared at General Zhenxi in front of him.

"General, before you tell you, I have something to ask."

"Oh? What's the matter? ”

"Is the general preparing for a rebellion?"

Hearing this, the expression on Deng Ai's face suddenly froze, and he stood up very unhappily, "What do you mean by this?!" ”

Zhang Hua still stared at him, not afraid of his anger.

He said coldly: "The general is deliberately forcing Hu Qiang to rebel and kill on a large scale, and the ministers all feel that this is no different from killing the good and risking the merits, only I advise Your Majesty, the dispute between Wei and Shu has made Qiang Hu extremely arrogant, and he should get rid of the murderer and then educate him." ”

"Your Majesty does not blame General Deng for this."

"General Deng then deliberately drove the Qiang people to Liangzhou, induced Jiang Wei to send troops to Liangzhou, and then took the lead in attacking Jiang Wei, and for his own military merits, he started a war of annihilation without full preparation."

"The ministers all said that General Deng was ignoring the interests of the temple for the sake of his own fame."

"Or I advise Your Majesty, I said, it has passed the agricultural time, and all localities have already begun to prepare grain and grass, since Jiang Weizhong plans to send troops, then it is time to do it, this is a good opportunity, and General Deng cannot be blamed for this."

"Later, General Deng overstepped the level and informed His Majesty, and then led the army to bypass the Sword Pavilion from Yinping, and made his own decisions without waiting for His Majesty's edict."

"The ministers all said that Deng Ai was going to rebel, and if he didn't obey the edict, he could be put to death."

"I still advise Your Majesty, I say that such a strategy must be fast, not let the enemy find out, if General Deng can succeed, he can reduce the senseless sacrifice in the Sword Pavilion, and if he succeeds, he can not be held to blame."

"But now, General Deng is in Chengdu, and he dares to sit on the throne of the Son of Heaven, instead of His Majesty to reward the emperor and prince who surrendered, and in the case of the Great Wei Hussar General, he also rewarded others as hussar generals, generals, I want to ask you, this Hussar General of Great Wei, is it the count of His Majesty's seal, or the count of your seal?!"

"In what capacity are you sitting on the throne of the Son of Heaven?! In what capacity is it to reward the emperor and the civil and military officials?! ”

"Why do you dare to canonize the history of Yizhou Thorn? Do you want the ministers of Shu to surrender to you alone?! ”

"The ministers are now suggesting that Your Majesty will punish the clan!!"

"Your Majesty still wants to hear my thoughts, General Deng, what should I say this time?!"

As soon as Zhang Hua finished speaking, a group of armor soldiers rushed in, they stood everywhere, blocking all the entrances and exits, these were the elite palace guards, that is, the soldiers under Yin Damu.

Deng Ai was stunned at the moment, he looked at this scene blankly, and subconsciously took a step back.

"I, I, I'm not a rebel!"

Zhang Hua got up suddenly, took a step forward, and approached him, "What the hell is the general going to do?!" ”

Deng Ai hurriedly explained: "This, this, all, all are to serve Your Majesty."

"Sit on the throne of the Son of Heaven and report to Your Majesty?! Reward the ministers to serve Your Majesty?! ”

Zhang Hua took a few more steps forward.

is obviously a general who has just destroyed a country, but Deng Ai is forced to speak by Zhang Hua at the moment.

Zhang Hua looked at Deng Ai, who was completely flustered, looked outside again, frowned again, and then sighed, "With what you have done, if you don't kill and the emperor's prestige is damaged, how will you govern the world in the future?" ”

"You have just made such a great achievement, and when you think of your merits, you will not punish the clan."

"You don't have to be a sword"

Zhang Hua looked behind him, and immediately a soldier took out the wine, and Zhang Hua put it aside.

"This pot of wine will be given to the general, general, don't worry, your family will not be implicated because of this."

Deng Ai's face was completely gray.

How arrogant he was before, how frustrated he is now.

He really wanted to defend himself, and he had absolutely no intention of rebelling.

However, he found that he had no way to defend himself at all, no matter from which point of view, what he did seemed to be to replace Liu Bei

Deng Ai's lips trembled for a long time, and finally, his whole body went limp.

He sat weakly in his place, and then looked at Zhang Hua in front of him.

"Please, please, please inform Your Majesty that I have absolutely no intention of rebellion"

He looked at the pot of wine, "It's done, it's proud, it deserves this catastrophe,"

Just as Deng Ai stretched out his hand to take the wine jug, someone outside suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty has an edict!" ”

Deng Ai was stunned and looked at the door.

I saw a eunuch walk in and said, "Your Majesty has an edict to ask General Zhenxi to go and meet you!" ”

Zhang Hua was shocked, he hurriedly got up, "Why is this?" ”

The eunuch didn't explain anything to him, Zhang Hua looked at Deng Ai helplessly, "Why is Your Majesty so favored!" ”

After speaking, Zhang Hua left angrily.

When Deng Ai was helped up by the armor, his hands were still trembling slightly.

Deng Ai was taken away from here, and the soldiers led Deng Ai into the county guard mansion next door, and then came to a study.

When they sent Deng Ai in, Cao Chao, who had just come out of the banquet, was sitting here.

Deng Ai walked in and suddenly knelt in front of Cao Chao.

"Deng Ai, Ai, Ai made a big mistake!!"

"Please punish Your Majesty!!"

"Ai, Ai didn't want to rebel!"

Deng Ai stammered and explained, Cao Chao looked at Deng Ai in front of him calmly, he no longer had the momentum to brag to the emperors of Shu to belittle Jiang Wei, and the whole person was very flustered.

Cao Chao shook his head.

"Shizai, I have tolerated you again and again, why did you force me to such a point?"

"What you have done, the generals on the front line already know, if I don't kill you, where is my majesty?"

Deng Ai immediately lowered his head, "Ai, Ai, Ai damn it." ”

Cao Chao slowly stood up, stared at Deng Ai in front of him, and opened his mouth, as if he was about to give an order.

Suddenly, he sighed.

"Sit down."

"It's only because of your talent!"

Deng Ai was already indescribably excited at this moment, and he bowed to Cao Chao three times more, thanking the emperor for his kindness.

"You have made the first contribution to the destruction of Shu this time, but your subsequent crimes are comparable to your merits, now remove your official lordship, let you return to Luoyang, reflect on your mistakes with peace of mind, when can you fully realize your mistakes, and come to me again!"

Cao Chao said.

Today's talent is in short supply, he doesn't want to kill Deng Ai because of this matter, as for the damage to the emperor's prestige, heh, after this destruction of Shu, the prestige has been epicly strengthened, from the emperor of real power to the emperor of power, he is completely a master of Zhongxing, if he can destroy the state of Wu again, that is where the destiny lies, even the founding emperor may not be able to compare with him.

What is there for him to be afraid of?

In fact, this is good, just take the opportunity to remove Deng Ai's military power, and in the future, let him farm with peace of mind, it is a general who fights Wu State, and there is no need to use such a guy who is easy to get out of control.

In the future, you can still use him in the south to farm!

Deng Ai didn't know what Cao Chao was thinking, with such big ups and downs, he was only afraid in his heart.

Cao Chao quickly sent Deng Ai away, and there were many people he wanted to see here.

These ministers of Shu are not without talent, but they are placed in the wrong place.

Fan Jian is honest and upright, does not collude with others, Dong Ju is serious and careful, and there will be no mistakes.

There are also other ministers, there is no shortage of talents, but Liu Chan doesn't know how to use them.

Cao Chao has been looking forward to them for a long time.

In addition to these talents, there are a few people who need special attention.

Such as the week.

Such as Chen Shou.

Well, this young man is going to be gracious.

ps: Emperor Taizong Xuan, the word Yanshi, the grandson of Emperor Wen, the king of the East China Sea, the king of Qi is in chaos, and the heir of Emperor Ming. - "Book of Wei" Pei Songzhi