Xun Yu said: "If Sun Ce and his old troops are really not involved in the conspiracy, the general will definitely get twice the result with half the effort by going here. However, the matter has not yet been resolved, so we should not leave hastily."
Xun Yu saw through Liu Qi's thoughts at a glance. When he first took power, he fought fiercely in Nanyang and defeated the many with less. He went to Jiangdong alone to resolve the feud between the two families. He made a surprise attack on Hanzhong and stabilized Yizhou. He used surprise to win.
If the affairs in Jiangdong are really as speculated, there will be a great change. If Sun Quan is defeated and falls, with the support of Zhou Yu, Taishi Ci, and Yu Fan, the person who can preside over the affairs in Jiangdong is none other than Liu Qi, his son-in-law.
Liu Qi seemed to have thrown himself into a trap, but he was very likely to turn against the guests. Sun Quan thought he had a plan, but in fact he lured the wolf into the house.
Yu Fan sighed softly on the side: "Sun Quan first promoted Jiangdong. Although he was capable of appointing talents and planning, he still had Gou Jian's legacy, jealous and narrow-minded. This time when Huainan suffered a setback, it was reasonable to ask for peace from the Cao family. Among them, those who turn to the generals are actually jealous."
Liu Qi wondered: "Oh, how can you see it?"
Yu Fan sneered and said: "Quan inherited the legacy of his father and brother and relied on the strength of the rivers and seas to defend himself. He was quite contented. He thought that the general and his son were old and weak. They once wanted to swallow up Jingzhou and seek Xichuan to achieve a great cause. Unexpectedly, the general soared into the sky and became so powerful. Zhenjiang Biao, the current strength is far superior to Jiangdong, but Quan is not good at commanding the troops, and he was defeated in Huainan twice. Comparing the two, it is inevitable that he will be laughed at by others, so he is jealous and hates him, so he wants to murder!"
"So that's it!" Liu Qi suddenly realized and said with emotion: "There is naked hatred between colleagues!"
Yu Fan's words made Liu Qi suddenly realize that human nature is like this: there are no people to laugh at, but there are people to hate.
Like a beggar, he will not be jealous of a millionaire or a king of a country, but will only hate those who are equal to him.
The security guards only make things difficult for the delivery people, the urban management only dare to bully the vendors, and every class with similar strength has a chain of contempt.
Sun Quan was never jealous of Cao Cao, and was even afraid of him, but he always scorned Liu Biao and his son. He attacked Jiangxia many times in an attempt to capture Jingzhou. Now that the Liu family is growing stronger, he feels resentful, so it is reasonable to be jealous.
Xun Yu listened thoughtfully to Yu Fan's comments and said to Liu Qi thoughtfully: "Heaven helps obedience and humanity helps trust. Now Cao Cao is tyrannical and his defeat is imminent. Sun Quan has no plan and is at a loss. Only generals have the weapon of overlord." , can revitalize the governance of the Han Dynasty. I thought that the most urgent task was to find out the conspiracy in the east of the Yangtze River, maybe we could wipe out the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop, and then conquer the Central Plains and capture Hebei. Then everyone in the world would respectfully welcome the general, and the Han Dynasty would not be far away from re-emergence!"
Yu Fan was eager to avenge Sun Ce, so he couldn't help but stand up and said: "I have conducted an open and covert investigation, and the evidence found is very good. Only the matter of Zhou Lang's poisoning is still a bit strange. I will discuss with Mr. Hua again to find out what happened before and after." Difference."
"Thank you sir!" After Liu Qi waited for Yu Fan to leave, he discussed with Xun Yu how to deal with Sun Quan.
Now Taishi Ci has been secretly investigating in Jianye. With Taishi Xiang and Liu Ji acting as internal agents, some clues can be found there. Combining the two parties, perhaps we can find evidence.
If there was really a conspiracy between Sun Quan and Wu Guotai behind this incident, this trip to Jiangdong would have a very different meaning, and it might be possible to seize the Sun family's foundation without any bloodshed.
After Sun Ce's death, he handed over his inheritance to Sun Quan. Not long after, his third son, Sun Yi, was killed, and his fourth son, Sun Kuang, also died early due to illness a year ago. Only the fifth son, Sun Lang, who had not grown up yet, was still a bastard born to a concubine.
Once Sun Quan's reputation is ruined, no one in the Sun family will be in power. Sun Shao, Sun Ce's son, is young and has no prestige. Isn't he, the son-in-law of Jiangdong, justified?
Bi Yan'er wanted to take over his business as his brother-in-law, but how could he have imagined that Liu Qi had the same idea?
When you are staring into the abyss, the abyss is also staring into you!
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While the south of the Yangtze River was still covered in mist and rain, the north still received its first heavy snowfall.
Xianbei Mountain and Wuhuan Mountain face each other across the black water. The surrounding fields are vast, with no trace of birds and animals, and the cold air is approaching.
This was originally an inaccessible place, but it gradually became inhabited after Donghu retreated from the desert after being defeated by the Huns and fled to the mountains to avoid chaos.
The descendants of Donghu each occupy a mountain to thrive. In order to seek the protection of the mountain god, they take the mountain as their clan name and gradually develop and grow.
After the decline of the Xiongnu, the Wuhuan people first came out of the mountains and fought with the Han Dynasty for decades. Knowing that they were defeated, they surrendered to the Han court and were placed in various places in Youzhou. However, the Xianbei people reaped the benefits and grew rapidly.
From Tanshihuai to Kebineng, Xianbei gradually occupied Mobei and replaced the Xiongnu as the largest clan outside the Great Wall. Kebineng was second to Tanshihuai, intending to seize the land of Hebei and become the largest chanyu in Xianbei.
Cao Cao personally led his troops northward and arranged troops at various fortresses in Yanshan. He won ten battles in ten battles. Twenty thousand Cao soldiers killed more than one hundred thousand Xianbei troops and were defeated. Kebineng went all the way west and fled to Danhan Mountain to defend himself.
Cao's army killed more than 80,000 enemies and advanced directly to the foot of the Xianbei Mountains. They broke through the barbarians' lairs and destroyed more than 80 caves on the cliffs. All the men over ten years old were executed and the women were used as military prostitutes. Xianbei in the east was almost exterminated.
In this battle, Cao Zhen and Cao Zhang killed the most enemies, each killing a thousand people. They became famous in Mobei and were known as the "Two Heroes of the Cao Family". Cao Zhang was known as the Golden-haired Tiger because of his unparalleled bravery and natural yellow beard. .
After the white horse general Gongsun Zan, Cao Zhang became a person who was frightened by the Hu people. There was no need to fight. He showed the tiger head flag and the Hu people fled far away.
Although Cao Cao's army was unstoppable in Mobei, and even occupied the Xianbei Mountains and the top of Leshi Mountain, and inscribed inscriptions to commemorate the merits of Cao Cao and his generals, at this time, Cao Cao's army was depressed and not at all happy.
It turns out that Cao Cao's health has been deteriorating since he left Mobei. In addition, due to the fatigue of the expedition, he has been unable to ride a horse for nearly half a year and has been drowsy in the carriage all day long.
Cao Hong asked for orders to escort him back to the Central Plains several times, but Cao Cao refused. Before leaving, he had already made a pledge to the emperor that he would not return until he broke Xianbei during this northern expedition.
But now, although Xianbei is broken, it is in danger. In addition, there is a heavy snowfall and the weather is freezing. Taking two pieces of Wushi Powder a day has little effect.
In a wide and thick cliff cave, green smoke rises out. Outside it is covered with white snow and the cold wind blows. At the entrance of the cave, Cao Jun wearing animal skins patrols back and forth, like a beast patrolling the territory.
But the cave was as warm as spring. It got hotter and hotter the further you walked to the left. Cao Chun could no longer wear the armor. He was still sweating profusely even though he was wearing only a light shirt. However, Cao Cao, who was lying on the bed, looked pale and trembling like chaff.
Looking at Cao Cao's gray beard, clenched teeth, and trembling, all the generals were frightened. However, in this barren mountain and wilderness, there was no good doctor to diagnose and treat him, so they could only watch the prime minister suffer.
Dong dong dong——
At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps came from the cave, and a person was seen running in quickly. The thin layer of ice on the armor turned into water droplets visible to the naked eye and fell down, as if he had been caught in a heavy rain.
"We can be saved, the Prime Minister can be saved!" It was Cao Zhen who came, clenching his fists in excitement and roaring.
Cao Chun hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Sushi Sushen really has the ability to bring the dead back to life?"
"Yes!" Cao Zhen nodded repeatedly: "And the conditions they proposed are extremely simple. They are only willing to follow the prime minister to settle in the Central Plains."
"What's so difficult about this?" Cao Chun said happily: "Bring people in quickly."
