Farmer of Shu Han

"Hematemesis? Fainted?"

As soon as the literary defense assistant officer heard it, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

As an official sent by the imperial court to monitor the palace, the literary defense assistant certainly knew what his position was.

It doesn't matter whether it's guarding, monitoring, or even intimidating, he is just a vicious dog of the court in the end.

After all, clansmen are clansmen, and Cao's surname is naturally more noble than his foreign surname.

His own memorial had just been sent out, something really happened to Wang Chen.

If you really want to say that this matter has nothing to do with you, who will believe it?

When the time comes to force the prince to death, this shit pot will definitely be pinned on his own head.

It's fine to move your own head, if you are afraid, the whole family will be severely punished.

Not to mention washing up, he didn't even put on his clothes neatly, so he hurriedly followed the servants to see King Chen.

"What's the matter, Your Highness?"

As soon as the person entered the room, he hurriedly asked a question.

Instead of saying "how is your highness?", he asked "what's going on", to show that he didn't know anything about his highness vomiting blood and unconsciousness.

It's just that he is domineering on weekdays, and everyone in Prince Chen's mansion fears and loathes him.

And at this time, most of the people in the room just bowed their heads and were sad, who was in the mood to pay attention to him?

The literary defense assistant squeezed away the people surrounding Cao Zhi's couch, and fixed his eyes to look, but saw Cao Zhi lying on the couch with his eyes closed tightly and his face like gold paper.

Most importantly, the chest was still stained with red blood stains.

Princess Chen, who was the closest, was standing at the head of the bed and weeping.

When the literary defense assistant saw this situation, his heart beat like a drum and his hands and feet were cold.

It was the first time to salute Princess Chen respectfully:

"Dare to ask Wangfei, what happened to Prince Chen?"

Princess Chen is Cao Zhi's second wife.

His first wife was originally from Cui's family in Qinghe.

But when Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were vying for the position of son, Cao Cao thought Cui's clothes were too gorgeous and violated the frugal government order, so he bestowed Cui's death.

Later, Cao Cao bestowed the death of Cui's uncle, Cui Yan, who was also the representative of Qinghe Cui's family.

This is actually a means for Cao Cao to suppress the Hebei family.

Compared with the Qinghe Cui family, the current Princess Chen is of ordinary origin.

In normal times, if the literary defense assistant officer treated her so respectfully, she would probably feel a little panicked.

It's just that at this moment, how could she be in the mood to pay attention to the literary defense assistant?

I saw her face shaking her head sadly:

"The medical staff is currently examining me, and I don't know what's going on."

Hearing this, the Literary Defense Assistant had no choice but to forcibly suppress his anxiety.

After finally waiting for the medical staff to finish reading, the literature defense assistant officer was the first to speak first:

"How is King Chen?"

The medical worker's face was a little ugly, and he lowered his voice and replied:

"Chen Wang's health was not very good, and now he drank too much alcohol, which caused the qi and blood to be in disorder, so he vomited blood and passed out..."

The literary defense assistant officer's heart moved, and he said hastily:

"Could it be that there is something wrong with the wine?"

He was eager to get rid of his responsibility, and the words came out of his mouth.

The medical worker naturally couldn't guarantee it, but said hesitantly:

"This... villain hasn't seen the poisoned image of King Chen..."

But Cao San couldn't help but said:

"It's absolutely impossible. Feng Jun once said that if the world is based on literary talents, only Chen Wang can catch the eye, and the rest are mediocre."

"In terms of the poems that Feng Jun gave to Chen Wang, how could he do such a thing to Chen Wang?"

The wine was brought back by him, and if there was something really wrong with the wine, then he would not be able to escape death.

What's more, the literary defense assistant in front of him suspects that there is something wrong with the wine. How is that different from suspecting that he is poisoned by a thief?

This is a fatal matter.

So he couldn't care less about it.

Literary defense assistants still have to be shameless.

He thought about the idea of ​​the framed picture, so he also read the poem.

Since Feng Thief was able to present such a poem that has been passed down through the ages to King Chen, if he insisted that there was something wrong with the wine, it would be obvious that he would treat the world as a fool.

After all, the literati of this era still talk about the style of ancient gentlemen.

So when Cao San said this, the auxiliary literary defense officer looked embarrassed, so he stopped talking.

"Get out!"

A faint voice came from nowhere.

Concubine Chen, who focused all her attention on Cao Zhi, exclaimed in surprise and joy: "Your Highness!"

Everyone hurriedly looked together, only to see that King Chen woke up at some point.

"Your Highness, how are you..."

The literary defense assistant wanted to join in with concern.

Unexpectedly, Cao Zhi stared at him fiercely, his voice was weak but disgusted:

"Get out!"

"Your Highness..."

"Shameless villain, is he worthy of talking about me and Feng Jun? Get lost! Don't stain my eyes!"

When did the literary defense assistant receive such anger in Chen Wangfu?

It's just that this is a sensitive period, he didn't dare to provoke Chen Wang too much, so he forced a smile and said:

"Your Highness is in a bad mood, so I won't bother His Highness."

While turning around, he was secretly ruthless in his heart, just waiting for Cao Zhi's health to improve a little, and see how I will give the secret performance to His Majesty!

Unexpectedly, just as he walked to the door, he heard another exclamation from inside: "Your Highness!"

He quickly turned his head to look, just in time to see Cao Zhi straighten up, and suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood!

This scared him out of his wits!

For everyone in Prince Chen's Mansion, Cao Zhi's serious illness may be a sign that the sky is about to fall.

But for Cao Rui, it was just a hastily browsed content.

Because for Cao Rui, with the death of the Empress Dowager (that is, the Bian family), the last trace of threat from his uncle, the emperor, also dissipated.

Not to mention the other Cao family members.

So in the past two years, he has been more tolerant of the Cao family members who are divided into various places.

Not only did the kings and princes of the Cao family send their sons to Beijing, but even Cao Zhi was able to come to Beijing to have an audience.

Because of Cao Zhi's repeated performances before, Cao Rui's move not only showed his humility to accept advice, but also showed his importance to the blood and flesh of the Cao clan.

It's just that this little reputation is just a drop in the bucket for the foundational shake caused by successive defeats in the past few years.

Compared with Cao Zhi's serious illness, Cao Rui cared more about the news about the Shu bandits brought back by the envoy.

In his view, the Shu people forcibly swallowed a Liangzhou with a mere state, which is simply like a snake eating the elephant.

Even if there are people like Zhuge Liang who are good at governing the country, if they can live in peace for three years and rule in ten years, they are already blessed by heaven.

Of course, it would be even better if the Shu people were burdened by Liangzhou and consumed national power like the Later Han.

Unexpectedly, Feng Thief was able to go to Anliangzhou for more than half a year...

Half a year!

It only took half a year!

Thinking of this, Cao Rui couldn't help but smashed the memorial in his hand to the ground, and said angrily:

"Feng Bandit! The most cunning Shu people!"

At the same time, a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart:

"Why do the people of Shu, with the power of a state, have Zhuge in the front and bandit Feng in the back, but given the size of China, whenever there are major events, they always make me worry about myself, and no one can worry for me?"

At this moment of upset, Lian Zhao, the favorite minister, came in holding a memorial, and said softly:

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Qingzhou."

When Cao Rui heard this, he became even more irritable, and said a little impatiently:

"read."

The content of the memorial is not good news. It said that Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong secretly communicated with Wu Lu, and the state of Wu sent a large number of boats to Gongsun Yuan to give gifts.

When Cao Rui heard this, his face became even more gloomy. After a while, he asked:

"What do you think of this matter?"

Although Lian Zhao is considered a villain, so that he can frame others in front of Cao Rui with his minor faults, but his talent is extraordinary.

He seemed to have been prepared for a long time, when he heard Cao Rui's question, he immediately said without thinking:

"Wu Lu is a master of boats, and now he wants to use the sea route to Liaodong and win over Gongsun Yuan; while Liaodong Gongsun Yuan appears to be surrendering to the Great Wei, but in fact he has two hearts. This move is probably seeking a way out."

"Furthermore, Wu is short of war horses, and Liaodong produces good horses. The intersection of Wu and Liao is likely to be disadvantageous to Wei."

Cao Rui nodded, "What I said is very much to my liking."

Having said this, he sighed again, "Everyone in the court, when it comes to important events, they either flatter you, or dare not say too much, for fear of losing their position, alas!"

"If there are more people like you, why would I work so hard?"

When it comes to "meet Heyer", Cao Rui thought of someone in his heart, and asked again:

"That Liu Ye, how is it now?"

Thinking of the past, whenever there was an important matter, I would discuss with Liu Ye more often, and the other party would always give me advice.

Cao Rui couldn't help feeling a little nostalgic.

When Lian Zhao heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

He has been by Cao Rui's side for a long time, and now he is deeply favored by Cao Rui. He knows the elegance after hearing the words, so how could he fail to guess Cao Rui's thoughts.

At the beginning, Liu Ye was overthrown by his monk Shuling Chen Jiao, if His Majesty wanted to use this person again, where would he be?

Immediately replied:

"Returning to Your Majesty, after His Majesty saw through Liu Ye's good intentions, he went mad, and now he is sick in the house, presumably because of guilt in his heart, he has no face to see His Majesty's ears."

"I'm sick..." Cao Rui frowned and waved his hands, "Then let him be the Dahonglu. After all, he is the elder of the three dynasties, so he can't be too harsh."

The big honglu is in charge of admiring and guiding the rituals of court sacrifices.

Letting a veteran like Liu Ye serve as Da Honghe and rank among the nine ministers is also a way to let him take care of himself for the elderly.

Lian Zhao lowered his head and replied, "No."

Where Cao Rui couldn't see, there was a relaxed smile on the corner of his mouth.

Thinking about all the ministers in the court, they all advised themselves to rest and recuperate, not to use weapons rashly, so Cao Rui put out the idea of ​​letting other ministers come to discuss.

He thought for a while, and then said:

"Drafting the imperial edict, Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong had two minds, counted with Wu Tong, ordered the governor of Youzhou, Wang Xiong, to lead the army of Youzhou, and marched by land, and Tian Yu, governor of Runan, supervised the army of Qingzhou to discuss it from the sea."

Da Sima Sima Yi is now farming in Guanzhong, and he has not been able to manage it for a few years, so he may not be able to go west.

Forced by the Shu bandits, the main strategic direction of Wei now is west rather than east.

Before Longyou and Liangzhou were resolved, it would be difficult for the Great Wei Dynasty to attack Jiangnan with a large army like the first emperor did.

Neither Shu nor Wu can move, and it seems that only Liaodong can move.

Otherwise, if Liaodong and Sun Wu are connected, the Great Wei will be enemies on all sides!

It's better to act first and control others instead of controlling others.

"promise."

Knowing that Cao Rui wanted to attack Liao both by land and sea, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty of Wei State really opposed it.

"Any country that is not swallowing each other, and ministers who do not invade and rebel, should not be attacked lightly. Cutting them down but not controlling them is driving them into thieves. Therefore, it is said: "Tigers and wolves are in the way, and foxes cannot be ruled." First eliminate the big harm, and the small harm yourself .”

"Today's land outside the sea has been entrusted for many generations, and there is no shortage of duties and tributes at the age of selection, filial piety, and those who discuss come first."

It means that Liaodong is still regarded as a minister of the Great Wei at present, and should not be attacked lightly. If it is a crusade and cannot be controlled, it will drive the courtiers into thieves.

At present, Shu and Wu are the current major enemies, and they must be dealt with with all their strength. As long as these two enemies can be eliminated, Liaodong will be at peace.

"If one action is easy, gaining its people is not enough to benefit the country, and gaining its wealth is not enough to make it rich; if it is not satisfactory, it is to cause resentment and break trust."

Even if it can be conquered in one fell swoop, taking the people of Liaodong is not enough to benefit the country, and the wealth of Liaodong is not enough to enrich the country, but if it fails, it will be a grudge against Liaodong.

Moreover, Liaodong has not openly rebelled, but His Majesty has openly attacked it, and there is a fear of dishonesty in the world.

Cao Rui had expected the reaction of the ministers long ago, and he was not moved in the slightest.

In the current situation where the foundation is unstable, it is necessary to divide the land of the aristocratic family inside to win the hearts of the people and strengthen the power of the country.

Or to the outside world, to show off the power of the people and to show off the power of the people, so as to establish the king's prestige.

The former is too difficult and takes too long. It is lucky to see results in ten years.

Even if Cao Rui could wait until then, how could Shu Wu make him wait at ease?

How could those aristocratic families be obedient and give up their land to Qianshou?

Although the latter is more difficult, it is much easier than the former.

Shu and Wu should not be moved lightly. Could it be that the land of Liaodong is still too small to move?

Besides, now that Liaodong and Wu are connected, this is not considered a rebellion against Wei, so what is rebellion?

It was precisely because of the great defeat of the Wei Dynasty and the decline in prestige that Liaodong was given the courage to move around.

If Liaodong is not punished, who will take Wei in the future?

Cao Rui was impatient and fierce, and Wei Nai accepted the abdication from the Han Emperor, and thought he was orthodox in the world, so how could he be humble and be laughed at by the world?

Therefore, it is impossible to take the initiative to endure after being bullied by Wu like the Shu Kingdom did a few years ago.

In the sixth year of Taihe, that is, the tenth year of Jianxing, in August, Cao Rui's edict reached the hands of Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou.

After Wang Xiong received the edict, he didn't act immediately, but sent a post to invite someone to come.

"The envoy called me to come, but something happened?"

On the second day, a dusty man entered the governor's mansion and saluted Wang Xiong.

The visitor was none other than Han Long who had left Liangzhou.

As soon as Wang Xiong saw Han Long, a smile appeared on his face:

"Qianyong, come on, come on, sit down!"

After personally supporting Han Long to take his seat and having someone serve him some tea, Wang Xiong asked affectionately:

"I only heard about sending Yong back from outside the Great Wall two days ago. How is it? This trip went smoothly?"

Han Long nodded and replied:

"If you have trouble to make you worry about it, it will be considered smooth."

There are many generous people in Yanzhao. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, most of the famous people in Hebei had friendship with heroes, and even had the habit of raising rangers.

Although after the chaos, rangers have become less and less common.

But this trend still persists.

As the governor of Youzhou, it is not surprising that Wang Xiong can have a close relationship with Han Long.

"I've always known how to dispatch brave people to know the situation outside the Great Wall. I invited you here this time, just to ask, can the barbarians outside the Great Wall be safe at this time?"

"Over the years, the envoy has expressed his kindness and trust to the Hu people and adopted a strategy of appeasement. The Hu people have rarely invaded and plundered the fortress, so why are you restless?"

In order to avoid the danger of sandalwood and locust trees, Tianyu, the former Karasuma school captain in Youzhou, suppressed the Hu people outside the Great Wall.

He often sows discord among the Hu people, making them hate each other and attack and kill each other.

However, Wang Xiong believed that Shu and Wu were the great enemies, and advocated appease the Hu people so that they would not disturb the border.

As for whose claim is better, Han Long thinks he is not qualified to make further comments.

"It's just that the envoy, when I went out of the fort this time, I found that Hu Chief Kebi Neng wanted to swallow the tribes of Xianbei in the east."

"If it succeeds, it will be owned by him as far as Liaoshui in the east and Bingzhou in the west."

"Besides, Kebi can be a hero of a party. If he is allowed to grow and his ambitions grow, I'm afraid he will have a heart of disobedience!"

When Wang Xiong heard this, his eyelids twitched slightly:

"Can Kebi have ambitions for Liaodong Xianbei?"

Han Long nodded: "That's right, I heard that he is now rectifying his army and plans to march east in September."

Bitch!

Wang Xiong couldn't help cursing secretly.

He was at odds with Tian Yu and squeezed Tian Yu away on the pretext of disturbing the border, but it didn't mean that he just tolerated the Xianbei Hu people.

As the governor of Youzhou, he can't be a fool.

The barbarians and their ilk are fearful of power but not virtuous.

If Ren Ke is stronger than Neng, if he really wants to turn back against Youzhou, and proposes to appease the Hu people, he may be implicated.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiong's face couldn't help but gloomy.