"I'm ashamed to say that my subordinates don't know."
Pang Tong shook his head and muttered,
"But judging from the current situation, I think King Wei will not be unfavorable to the general."
Now that the world has not yet been peaceful, Yang Ling, as an important minister of the Han Dynasty, has made great military achievements.
If there is no real evidence, even if Cao Pi is given the courage, he will never dare to touch him.
"Actually, I can guess what King Wei wants to do."
Yang Ling said thoughtfully.
Pang Tong was slightly startled.
"General, please give me a clear explanation!"
"If I guess correctly, King Wei should want to proclaim himself emperor!"
Yang Ling said softly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of rolling thunder suddenly sounded outside, and the rain became heavier and heavier!
Whether he was frightened by the thunder or Yang Ling's words, Pang Tong's heart skipped a beat and his face looked frightened.
He took a look and found that there was no one around, so he lowered his voice and said,
"Even the previous kings did not dare to usurp the Han Dynasty and establish themselves on their own. How dare the King of Wei have such courage?"
"If he didn't have the courage, he wouldn't be Cao Pi!"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Yang Ling's mouth.
Don't look at it. In the past year, he has been fighting Liu Qi, Liu Bei, and Jiangdong in Jingzhou.
But the news in Xu Du's court has never been ignored.
After inheriting the throne of Wei King, Cao Pi began to stabilize the situation with the help of Sima Yi, Chen Qun and others.
foreign.
Cao Pi ordered Yang Ling to attack Jingzhou, and heavily rewarded Wuhuan and the Shanyu of the Southern Xiongnu to win over them.
Internally.
He reused Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and others who were loyal to him and capable.
Older clan members such as Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, and Cao Hong received awards one after another.
Xiahou Shang, Cao Zhen and other younger generation clan members were promoted to high positions.
In just half a year, Cao Pi had complete control over the court.
Although Cao Pi had many shortcomings and Yang Ling didn't like him, he had to admit that others might not be able to do better than Cao Pi.
After all, Cao Pi is completely different from his father Cao Cao.
Cao Cao regarded himself as a Han vassal and was unwilling to usurp the Han and establish himself on his own until his death.
But Cao Pi didn't have this burden.
Now that the situation has been decided, it is normal for him to have the idea of usurping the Han Dynasty and becoming independent.
Moreover, in real history, Cao Pi forced Liu Xie to abdicate and eventually ascended the throne as emperor not long after Cao Cao's death.
Because of this, Yang Ling made guesses.
"If it is true as the general said, then it is reasonable for King Wei to ask you to go back."
Pang Tong nodded slightly.
Yang Ling has always had prestige among the government and the public, and he has a large number of troops outside.
If when Cao Pi becomes emperor, Yang Ling leads troops to rebel under the pretext of exterminating the rebels, that will be troublesome.
Moreover, the matter of proclaiming himself emperor was of great importance, and Cao Pi also needed Yang Ling to take charge of Xudu.
Therefore, if Cao Pi wanted to stand on his own behalf on behalf of the Han Dynasty, it was necessary both emotionally and rationally to invite Yang Ling back.
"It's just that King Wei is too anxious."
Yang Ling frowned.
Although Cao Wei's power is now far superior to Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Zhang Lu and others, it is not the right time to proclaim the emperor now.
After all, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others have not yet been wiped out, and Gongsun Du in the north is also ready to make a move.
The most ideal thing is to wait until the strongest Liu Bei and Sun Quan are destroyed before considering proclaiming the emperor!
But if Cao Pi could endure it until then, he would no longer be Cao Pi!
"Forget it, since King Wei has the order, I will go back right now. During my absence, I also ask the military advisor to give more guidance to General Xiahou to avoid any mistakes."
Yang Ling warned.
"General, please don't worry!"
Pang Tong bowed his hands.
…
Cao Pi had orders, and Yang Ling did not delay.
This return to Xudu was just for Cao Pi's ascension to the throne, so Yang Ling did not bring many people with him.
Except for Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhou Cang and others, almost all the other generals stayed in Changsha County, but Xing Daorong was specially brought along.
Knowing that Yang Ling was taking him to Xudu, Xing Daorong was also flattered.
Yang Ling took Fan Ling and others to Luo County in the heavy rain, and then took a warship back to Jiangling from Yunmengze.
At this time, Cao Ren was already in charge of Jiangling City.
Yang Ling briefly exchanged greetings with him, without stopping too much. He took Zhao Yun, Gan Mei, and Guan Yinping with him and hurried on his way again.
Due to the heavy rain, the road was rough and difficult to travel.
As a last resort, they had to go to Hanjin, from where they took a boat and went north along the Han River to Xiangyang.
…
Governor's Mansion.
"Meet the General!"
Liu Cong bowed respectfully to Yang Ling.
"Why should one family speak the same language? Cong'er doesn't need to be polite."
Yang Ling said with a smile.
"That's right, Cong'er, you should call me daddy, do you understand?"
Cai Yu said with a straight face.
Liu Cong did not dare to disobey his stepmother, so he obediently called Yang Ling daddy.
Now that Cai Yu has married into the Yang family, it stands to reason that there is nothing wrong with Liu Cong calling him father.
But Yang Ling still felt weird about having a cheap son for no reason.
"What's the situation in Jingzhou now?"
Yang Ling asked with a smile.
"Thanks to my father, everything is fine."
Liu Cong said honestly.
Thanks to the relationship between Yang Ling and Cai Yu, after surrendering Jingzhou and joining Cao Wei, Cao Pi did not embarrass Liu Cong and allowed him to continue to serve as the governor of Jingzhou.
"That's good. Speaking of which, why don't you see Boyo and Shizai?"
Yang Ling thought of his two disciples and looked at Cai Yu.
"I know that my husband is coming back. I have sent someone to inform them. I think he will be here soon."
Cai Yu said uncertainly.
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.
Jiang Wei and Deng Ai hurriedly ran in. When they saw Yang Ling, they shouted excitedly,
"teacher!"
Looking at the two disciples he hadn't seen for a long time, Yang Ling nodded happily.
"We haven't seen each other for so long. You two have grown up."
Compared with last time, Jiang Wei and Deng Ai have lost their childishness and are obviously much more mature.
Following Yang Ling's instructions, they have been working on fields and building water conservancy projects in the Jingzhou area.
The food and grass used by Yang Ling when he attacked Jiangling and Jingnan counties were provided by Jiang Wei and Deng Ai.
"Since the teacher said we have grown up, can you take us with you?"
Jiang Wei said eagerly.
"Yes...yes...ah, I...we also want to...become successful with the teacher!"
Deng Ai also looked forward to it.
Under the influence of Yang Ling, and because they usually studied military arts and martial arts, they both wanted to fight on the battlefield instead of staying behind and farming.
Yang Ling thought for a while, nodded and smiled,
"Okay, I promise you my master!"
Jiang Wei and Deng Ai were previously allowed to farm in the rear, firstly because they were still young, and secondly because Cao Jun needed food and grass.
Now that Jingzhou's farming has reached a large scale and the two of them have grown up, it's time to reuse them.
"Very good!"
When the two heard this, they both showed excited smiles!
