Upon hearing the news, Cao Pi was stunned for a moment, then stood up with Huo Ran.
"Is this true?"
"How dare I deceive Your Majesty?"
The eunuch said with a smile on his face,
"The messenger is right outside the palace gate, why not call him in?"
"Okay, call him in quickly!"
Cao Pi waved his hand.
After a while, the messenger sent by Yang Ling walked in.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"I'm free of charge!"
Cao Pi waved his hand and said impatiently,
"How did the general pacify Jiangdong? Tell me quickly and truthfully!"
"Here!"
The messenger did not dare to neglect. After Yangling crossed the river and captured Jianye, how he forced Sun Quan to Wuxian step by step, and how he and the Shanyue people attacked Sun Quan were described in detail!
After hearing this, Cao Pi was immediately delighted!
"The general's talent is truly unparalleled in this world!"
"It is our great fortune to have a great general to control the country!"
Back then, his father, Cao Cao, worked hard to dominate the world, but he was defeated in Wancheng without even setting foot in Jingzhou!
But now he not only conquered Jingzhou, but even destroyed the Jiangdong regime!
His achievements are as good as those of his father, Cao Cao!
After Jiangdong is completely calmed down, he can start to attack Yizhou!
By then he will be able to unify the world, and his achievements will be comparable to that of Qin Shihuang.
No one should be questioning themselves now, right?
Cao Pi felt happy and said to Sima Yi beside him,
"Zhongda, you immediately draft a decree for me and reward the general!"
"Subordinates take orders!"
Sima Yi cupped his hand.
Cao Pi rewarded the messenger again and then let him go.
When only Cao Pi and a few people were left in the palace, Sima Yi said calmly,
"Although Jiangdong has been destroyed, Your Majesty still cannot be careless. You must take action early to prevent Yang Ling from becoming the next Sun Quan."
As soon as these words came out, it was like pouring cold water on Cao Pi's head, and he calmed down instantly.
Jiangdong has a prosperous economy, a vast territory, and a large population. The Sun family relies on this place to be able to separate itself.
If Yang Ling were allowed to occupy Jiangdong, with his ability, the threat would definitely be far greater than that of Sun Quan!
"Then what do you think should be done?"
Cao Pi asked softly with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Your Majesty can give Wu Zhi an imperial edict to go to Jiangdong under the pretext of rewarding the army."
"Taking advantage of Yang Ling's unpreparedness, seize his military power and ask him to return to Beijing to report on his duties."
Sima Yi said calmly.
"That's fine!"
Cao Pi nodded and looked at Wu Zhi again,
"What does Ji Zhong mean?"
"It is my duty as a minister!"
When Yang Ling slapped him in front of the public and became the laughing stock of the world, Wu Zhi hated Yang Ling in his heart.
Now that he had the chance to take revenge, how could he refuse?
"That's good!"
Cao Pi showed a satisfied smile and then warned,
"But Ji Chong must not act too hastily, lest Yang Ling jump over the wall in a hurry!"
The most important thing right now is to trick Yang Ling back first.
As long as he returns to Xudu, Cao Pi can knead him at will!
"I remember it!"
Wu Zhi surrendered again.
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Yizhou.
Chengdu.
State pastoral office.
"Zhou Mu, if we don't send troops to respond to the current crisis in Jiangdong, after Cao Wei pacifies Jiangdong, the next step will be to attack Yizhou!"
"Don't Zhou Mu understand the meaning of death and coldness of lips and teeth?"
Liu Bei stood in the hall and persuaded him earnestly.
"What Uncle Liu Huang said is absolutely true, we must send troops to assist!"
The speaker was Zhang Song, a member of Yizhou Biejia.
"Since we are Han ministers, how can we sit back and do nothing?"
Military Councilor Fazheng also agreed.
Sitting in the hall was a rich and distinguished man, Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou.
After hearing what Liu Bei and others said, Liu Zhang showed hesitation.
Just when he was considering whether to agree or not, he saw a few more people standing up in the hall.
"Uncle Liu Huang is wrong! I, Yizhou, have no friendship with Jiangdong, so why should I send troops to help?"
"Besides, Cao Jun left a large number of troops in Jiangling and attacked rashly. What should we do if we are defeated?"
Wang Lei, a businessman from Yizhou, snorted coldly.
"That's right. Besides, it's you, Uncle Liu Huang, who has friendship with Jiangdong, not us in Yizhou. Why should we help you send troops?"
Wu Yi, the lieutenant general, also responded unceremoniously.
It's not that they are unwilling to send troops to Jiangdong, it's just that they are more afraid of Liu Bei than the threat of Cao Cao.
You must know that Liu Bei is a complete broom star. Whoever he seeks refuge with will be in trouble.
Liu Bei initially sought refuge with Gongsun Zan, but Gongsun Zan was defeated by Yuan Shao and died in defeat!
Later, he defected to Tao Qian, but Tao Qian died of illness and Xuzhou was occupied.
Later, Liu Bei defected to Jingzhou and Jiangdong successively. Needless to say the fate of Liu Biao and Sun Quan.
When Liu Bei came from Jingzhou in a hurry this time, Wu Yi, Huang Quan, Wang Lei and others tried hard to persuade him not to let Liu Bei enter Sichuan.
As a result, Liu Zhang insisted on keeping Liu Bei after being persuaded by Fazheng and Zhang Song.
Seeing Liu Bei taking root and developing in Yizhou, Wu Yi and others were helpless and could only think of developing equipment to restrict Liu Bei!
Seeing the two parties arguing over whether to send troops to support Jiangdong, Liu Zhang had a headache!
Just when he didn't know what to do, Chengdu County Magistrate Li Yan quickly walked into the lobby.
"Qi Zhou Mu, we just received news from Jiangdong!"
Hearing this, the lobby instantly became quiet, and everyone looked at Li Yan.
"Chengdu Order, please speak!"
"General Yang Ling of Cao Wei crossed the Yangtze River and successfully captured Jianye. Sun Quan was defeated by Cao Wei's army and had to retreat to Wu Commandery."
"Unexpectedly, Yang Ling secretly united with the Shanyue people to attack Sun Quan from the north and south of Wu Commandery!"
"The Jiangdong Army was defeated, Sun Quan fled by sea, and Yangzhou was completely captured by Cao Wei!"
This news was no less than an earthquake, causing everyone to be in an uproar!
No one expected that Jiangdong would be destroyed so quickly!
Before they could discuss whether to send troops, Cao Wei had already destroyed Sun Quan!
"Hey, Cao Wei has captured Jiangdong, and he will attack Yizhou soon! How can Yizhou alone resist Cao Wei?"
Liu Bei was so depressed that he stamped his feet!
After arriving in Yizhou, he tried hard to persuade Liu Zhang to send troops.
However, Liu Zhang was cowardly and was constantly blocked by Huang Quan and others, making him unable to make up his mind.
This is good, Yizhou doesn’t need to send troops directly!
"Uncle Liu Huang looks down on Yizhou too much."
Huang Quan said disapprovingly,
"Yizhou's terrain is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if Cao Wei had a million troops, it would not be easy to attack!"
"Is it?"
Liu Bei, who was furious, sneered and said,
"The strength of Jiangdong is far greater than that of Yizhou, and the Yangtze River is more dangerous. What will be the result? Will we still be defeated by Cao Wei?"
"You know nothing about Yang Ling's terror!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Lei counterattacked unceremoniously,
"If you ask me, it's Uncle Liu Huang who is so incompetent that you flatter Yang Ling like that!"
