Chapter 1007 It’s hard to stay or leave
Cao Rui is neither a fool nor a fool.
It does not mean that now that the Shu captives have entered Sizhou, he must still hold on to Luoyang.
After all, when a certain man named Guan almost captured Xiangfan, Emperor Wu also considered moving the capital.
The main point is that Cao Rui can take the initiative to propose things like Dongxing Xuchang.
It can also be proposed by the princes in the court.
Only it cannot be proposed by Sima Yi, who has a large number of troops outside.
Even if Man Chong, the governor of Yangzhou, proposed it, there would be no problem, but it could not be brought up by Sima Yi.
the reason is simple.
Sima Yi has a large number of troops, and he can independently prepare money and food to support the army.
More importantly, behind him, he has the support of the Central Plains aristocratic families.
If it were not for the lack of the power to appoint officials independently, it would be no different from the princes and kings who established an independent country.
Being on the front line, he did not concentrate on thinking about how to retreat from the enemy, but instead sent a message to the emperor behind him to recommend an eastward patrol.
Is this his business? !
The things ahead are all entrusted to you, so why are you reaching behind?
What on earth do you want to do!
Cao Rui gritted his teeth tightly.
Due to a long illness and this special period, Cao Rui's mind is much more sensitive than before.
Not to mention Sima Yi’s approach, there are too many things that can be interpreted.
It's just that Cao Rui couldn't compare this kind of imperial mentality to Sun and Liu.
He had a gloomy face and said slowly for a long time:
"I'm too tired. Let me rest first and think about it later."
Liu and Sun were still considered loyal ministers of the Cao family at this time, but this loyal minister was not a foolish loyal minister, but a conditional loyal minister.
They contacted Sima Yi privately, their original intention was to protect themselves and did not want to be liquidated after Cao Rui.
Because at this point they have no way out.
Seeing that His Majesty was unwilling to talk more about this matter, the two of them knew that His Majesty the Emperor might be unhappy in his heart.
They didn’t dare to persuade him, so they had no choice but to withdraw.
Cao Rui closed his eyes and was half lying on the couch, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, he finally opened his mouth and gave instructions:
“Go and invite the goddess over to me.”
Lian Zhao, who came in quietly at some point, responded softly, and then quietly left.
After a while, the goddess, who had always been somewhat mysterious even to the people in the palace, with her face veiled, entered Cao Rui's bedroom under the guidance of Lian Zhao.
“Your Majesty.”
Hearing the voice of the goddess that he had not heard for quite some time, Cao Rui opened his eyes.
Noticing that His Majesty's gaze glanced at him unintentionally, Lian Zhao wisely stepped back and closed the door at the same time.
“Goddess, before you entered the palace, there was an epidemic in Luoyang. You used talisman water to save people and quell the epidemic.”
"When you entered the palace, you also said that you should pray for the royal family to ward off evil spirits. A few days ago, I sent someone to ask you to make some elixirs to help me ward off illnesses. I wonder how it went?"
As Cao Rui spoke, he stared closely at the goddess standing beside the couch.
Although you can't see the face of the goddess hidden under the gauze, her eyes are indifferent, and there doesn't seem to be any disturbance.
She shook her head gently and sighed:
"Your Majesty is the emperor, and you should know that you are different from ordinary people in the world. Ordinary talisman water can save a mortal's life, but when used on your majesty, it may be just a bowl of ordinary water."
"What did you say!" Cao Rui's eyes flashed coldly, "Is there nothing you can do?"
That’s not what you said when you first entered the palace.
The goddess didn't seem to notice that Cao Rui's mood was a little wrong, and said with a somewhat regretful tone:
"I just know about your majesty's physical condition, so I urge your majesty to transport the bronze figures and dew-bearing plates from Chang'an to Luoyang as soon as possible."
“I didn’t expect that to this day, I haven’t seen either the bronze figure or the dew-bearing plate. How should I proceed?”
Cao Rui was startled: "Chang'an Bronze Man and Chenglu Pan?"
The goddess nodded:
"The rootless water collected in the dew tray is used to make the medicinal water for your majesty to drink. As long as you give it time, your majesty will not only cure all diseases, but also strengthen your body and prolong your life." .”
As she spoke, she sighed again, and the veil rippled slightly:
“Even if there is no dew tray or a bronze figure is brought, I can still cast a spell to let your majesty inherit the luck of Han Wu. After all, Han Wu was seventy years old..."
Hearing the words of the goddess, Cao Rui, who was originally sick, immediately subconsciously propped up his body and asked in surprise:
“So the goddess had expected the current situation?”
The goddess was silent.
Seeing this, Cao Rui just thought she was acquiescing, remembering when she ordered the transportation of the Chang'an Bronze Man and the Bearing Dew Pan to Luoyang.
Sima Yi first wrote a letter, saying that this matter would consume too much people's energy, and advised him not to do it suddenly, but to wait until the preparations in Guanzhong were completed before doing it slowly.
At the beginning of the transportation, it was said that the bronze man was too heavy and could not be transported to Luoyang.
Later, it was said that the dew-bearing plate was too high and had already folded outside Chang'an City.
This matter, because Sima Yi obstructed it, and because of the coming of the Battle of Guanzhong, it had to be abandoned in the end.
Thinking of this, Cao Rui couldn't help but beat the couch with his hands, gritted his teeth and said:
“Sima Yi mistook me!”
Only those who are experiencing pain are the ones who desire good health the most.
It is incompetence and dereliction of duty to hold a large number of troops but not be able to retreat the enemy, and to watch the Shu captives running around in Sizhou causing trouble.
The hope of the inside, but do not think about the emperor's worries, he is incompetent, but persuaded the emperor to go away from the country.
Cao Rui's temperament is somewhat impatient.
In the past, when Cao Pi was not favored by Cao Pi, he could still restrain himself a bit.
When he first ascended the throne, he immediately tried to find a way to take over power from the four auxiliary ministers, and even dared to go on a personal expedition in the second year.
It shows its strong side.
At this time, he learned that the talisman water to cure his illness might not be made because of Sima Yi.
At the moment I was really angry and anxious, my anger rushed to my forehead, and I cursed directly in front of the goddess:
“You common man, you will not die well!”
After he finished cursing, he leaned on the couch and took a few breaths, and then asked with some hope:
“Is there no other way?”
The goddess muttered:
"It's not impossible. If your Majesty can rebuild the dew plate, you can try it. However, the effect of the talisman water may be a little worse."
“After all, the martial arts of the Han Dynasty at that time were beyond the reach of the ancients, and it was difficult for anyone to come after him. His luck was so strong that it was beyond the reach of ordinary emperors.”
Cao Rui's face darkened again when he thought of the current national destiny of the Wei Dynasty.
“It’s better than nothing.” He gritted his teeth and said, “The only solution we have now is in Luoyang…”
Before he finished speaking, the goddess interrupted Cao Rui's words:
“Your Majesty, I suggest that it is best not to build it in Luoyang.”
“Why?”
“I heard that there is a Feng thief in the east of the river?”
When Cao Rui heard this, his face became even more ugly. He nodded: "That's right."
Hedong has been lost for a long time, and everyone in the world may know it, let alone Luoyang, which is just a few feet away?
"I once heard that Feng Thief said: avoid tigers in the morning, avoid snakes at night, grind your teeth to **** blood, kill people like numbness, and then look at his evil deeds. Isn't this a self-proclaimed statement?"
"In the old Han Dynasty, the most remote places in the world were also Han lands. Now Sizhou is incomplete, and there are ferocious tigers raging on the side. It is hard to say how much luck it will bring if the Chenglu Pan is built in Luoyang. "
Hearing this, Cao Rui became more and more irritable. Just when he was feeling impatient, he suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but blurt out:
The goddess pondered again for a moment, and finally nodded and said:
"There is a saying that 'the Han Dynasty died in Xu, and Wei Jichang was in Xu'. In addition, Xuchang is also one of the capitals of the great Wei Dynasty, so the surrounding area is stable, which is good."
When Cao Rui heard the words of the goddess, he suddenly remembered about Dongxing Xuchang, and he couldn't help but feel a little shaken in his heart:
“Is this really God’s will?”
From beginning to end, he never doubted the words of the goddess.
The reason is also very simple.
First, the epidemic in Luoyang did subside after the goddess arrived in Luoyang.
Second, one year before the Shu invaders invaded Guanzhong, the goddess of heaven asked her to transport the Chang'an bronze man and the Chenglu plate to Luoyang.
Once can be said to be a coincidence, but twice cannot be explained by coincidence.
As for this time, in Cao Rui’s opinion, it is already the third time...
This made him somewhat doubt whether the goddess had known the secret of heaven for a long time, so she was using this method to hint to herself.
However, the goddess’s face was covered with a veil and her eyes were dull, so he couldn’t tell.
I saw Cao Rui nodding:
“Since the goddess said this, I will think about it carefully.”
Cao Rui considered patrolling eastward, to Longmen Ferry, and to Guan Ji on the bank of the river, but he did not make a decision whether to go west or continue south.
“General, what are we waiting for?”
Zhao Guang could no longer hold back. In his opinion, after successfully seizing the ferry, he should do what he did in Bingzhou.
While the Wei thieves didn't fully react, they immediately swept through Guanzhong without stopping.
General Guan was too lazy to care about this guy who was thinking about leading the army.
In the words of his own Alang, after so many years of training, Zhao Erlang's ability limit is basically at this point - he is known as Zhao Sanqian.
It seems impossible to become an independent general.
Let alone become a commander-level figure.
Back when I was guarding Xiao Pass, I was tricked by someone and ended up losing Yuezhi City. Maybe I was not very capable.
The talent is there, it’s innate, there’s nothing you can do about it.
After all, not everyone has the ability of Alang.
If we talk about the Jieting battle, it was Alang's first battle that made him famous.
Then the battle at Xiaoguan really showed the style of a famous general.
As for the continuous penetration of Liangzhou, the Han Dynasty can regain the land west of Hexi at the minimum cost, win over the hearts of Liangzhou officials and people, and lay a solid foundation for the governance of Liangzhou.
This can be regarded as breaking away from the category of simple leadership and can be said to be beginning to take shape as a handsome man.
Now the Battle of Guanzhong has three consecutive long circuits of thousands of miles, like a dragon waving its tail, sounding in the east and attacking in the west, setting up a huge enchantment formation, annexing the state, cutting off Sizhou, and surrounding Yongzhou.
These illustrious achievements are the result of Alang's hard work for several years. Unless he is handsome, he will not be able to justify his reputation.
Even though Guan Ji was unmatched in this fight, she knew it in her heart like a mirror.
All these results are based on the fact that over the past ten years, Alang has spared no effort to build a new army based on the Xinghanhui system that is different from others.
Without the entire system established by Alang, the Liangzhou Army would not have been able to accumulate such a large amount of energy, cross the desert in just a few years, and then move to Bingzhou.
In the era of Emperor Xiaowu where the champion lived, the family had been built by several generations.
Alang, on the other hand, managed to catch up with Champion Hou by relying only on Liangzhou.
The so-called unparalleled scholars in the country are nothing more than this.
General Guan stood on the edge of the river, letting his thoughts fly. After a long time, he finally spoke in a loud voice:
“The casualties were not small this time. The soldiers rushed from Linfen to Longmen Ferry. They have been fighting continuously for the past few days and are already exhausted.”
"Now that the overall situation has been decided, there is no need to rush. It is also a good thing to let the soldiers take a rest."
She paused for a moment and then continued, "The most important thing is that the news about the Lord has not been received yet. I will see what the Lord wants to do next so that I can make plans."
Zhao Guang was shocked when he heard this:
“Sister, do you still need to listen to your brother’s opinion?”
General Guan glanced at Zhao Sanqian, sneered, and said nothing.
She didn't bother to explain to him.
No need!
If it were Jiang Boyue in front of her, she would still be interested in saying a few words.
This man was so highly valued by his uncle (the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty) that he not only handed over part of the Tiger Infantry Army to him, but even passed on the Eighth Formation Map to him.
Furthermore, Alang's treatment of this person is not different from others.
This time when he returned to Jiuyuan from Qiaoshan, Alang actually gave Jiang Boyue the important task of retiring the rear of the army.
Even old brothers like Li Qiu, who had followed Alang early in the morning, had to obey Jiang Wei's orders.
so…
Erlang always said that Alang didn’t love him. Could it be that he was really right and that Jiang Boyue was Alang’s true love?
General Guan rolled his eyes and the expression on his face changed slightly.
How did Zhao Guang know that his sister would still be thinking about these things at this time?
He said with some muttering:
“I don’t know where my brother is at this time. When can I send the letter?”
“Kabanjin.”
General Guan gave a rare reply, "The prince should have returned to Pubanjin by now."
Zhao Guang was shocked again:
“When did this happen, and I didn’t even know about it?”
Looking at his sister’s indifferent face, Zhao Guang felt very sad:
“Is it true that my brother doesn’t love me anymore?”
Ah!
General Guan sneered and said nothing.
Her faint gaze looked south along the direction of the river.
Three hundred miles south of Longmen Ferry is Pubanjin.
On the east bank of Pubanjin, the big flag with the character "Feng" is flying high against the wind blowing from the river.
A few days ago, Liu Hun, who had been peaceful for a while, suddenly organized a massive forced crossing again.
As expected, when they were halfway across the river, they were repelled by Xian Yufu again.
After crossing the river this time, Xian Yufu sent word to the commander on the east bank that the commander's flag on the other side had been replaced by the word "Feng".
So he couldn't help but laugh and said:
“I had expected that Thief Feng would make this move. It seemed like he was going to Fenglingdu, but he was actually still in Pubanjin!”
Feng Junhou, who was on the east bank, also laughed when he knew that Xian Yufu's main force was still standing firm in Pubanjin during this test:
“Xian Yufu could only expect that I would return to Pubanjin, but how could he know that I had already sent General Guan to attack Longmendu?”
Two days later, General Guan's good news arrived as promised.
Liu Hun was so surprised that he looked at Feng Junhou with a little admiration:
“The prince is a **** in predicting events, General Guan is a **** in using troops, Xian Yufu is being manipulated without realizing it, General Guan successfully crosses the river, where will the Wei thieves run now?!”
Feng Junhou had a look of contentment on his face, but he said:
"It's too early to say this. Sima Yi is not an ordinary person. We are afraid that we won't be able to eat one bite of these more than 200,000 bandits in Guanzhong."
The number of soldiers he really has at hand, including the prime minister's army to the east and the Longyou Front Army, totals only 150,000 to 60,000.
Having 150,000 to 60,000 people surrounded by more than 200,000 people is a shocking thing. Let alone eating them all, it would really be a forced meal with uncooked rice, which might cause a bad stomach.
“Your Majesty, what should we do now?”
Liu Hun asked, "Do you want to spread the news to the other side and weaken the morale of the thieves?"
Feng Junhou smiled slightly:
"Xian Yufu is on pins and needles at this time. I wonder if he will defend or flee this time?"
(End of this chapter)