After the tragic battle in December, it was time to host the Yuan Day Festival meeting again.
Due to the new defeat of the country, many soldiers were buried in other places. Sima Shi was worried that holding a New Year's Eve banquet would aggravate the resentment in the hearts of the people, so he did not make a big deal about it, and the New Year's Eve ceremony ended in a hurry.
The north wind whimpered, and a heavy snowfall arrived as expected. Looking from a distance, the snowflakes flying all over the sky looked like plain white paper money dropped by God.
General Wuyanghou Mansion.
Master Sima sat in the garden under the camellia pavilion where his father often meditated, thinking deeply.
Sima Zhao sat beside him, and the two brothers were chatting while making hot wine.
"Brother, although the Dongguan defeat was a humiliating loss of troops and generals, I discovered an amazing talent who participated in the battle!"
Sima Zhao has always had a high opinion of people, and if he can be praised as a 'striking talent', he must not be an ordinary person. After hearing this, Master Sima raised his thick eyebrows and asked hurriedly:
"I wonder who the great talent mentioned by Master is?"
"In this battle, all the famous generals such as Hu Zun and Zhuge Dan were defeated at Dongguan and lost countless men and horses. However, Shi Bao and Shi Zhongrong's troops who accompanied the army suffered very little losses. The entire army retreated almost wholeheartedly. Due to the stupidity of his younger brother, I see that this man’s talent in commanding troops is not only higher than that of Hu Zun and Zhuge Gongxiu, but even my brother feels inferior to him!"
"It turns out to be Shi Zhongrong..."
Shi Bao was a talent that his father Sima Yi personally promoted in the market. Although this person has been famous for a long time, he has always been known for his outstanding political achievements. It was only a year or two before he took charge of the state affairs and military affairs. Now he listens to Sima When Zhao said this, Master Sima instantly became more interested in Shi Bao:
"I rarely make mistakes when looking at people. Since you recommended Shi Zhongrong, I will give him the right to kill him first during the holidays and report later. I will also grant him the rank of Fourth Grade Fenwu General and give him the power to oversee all the military forces in Qingzhou!"
Just as the two brothers were discussing Shi Bao's appointment, an excited school official came to the back garden.
"What happened?"
When Master Sima saw the look on the school officer's face, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
The school official was excited and reported to Master Sima with a trembling voice:
"General Qi, Guo Xiu and Guo Xiaoxian, who were lurking in Western Shu, stabbed Fei Yi to death with his own hands during the New Year's Day meeting held by General Fei Yi of Shu while Fei Yi was drunk!"
This Guo Xiu is from Xiping County. When Jiang Wei, the general of Shu, invaded Xiping County of the Wei Dynasty, Guo Xiu was instructed by Cao Shuang and was captured by the Shu army on purpose. This allowed him to enter Shu. However, before Cao Shuang had time to implement his plan, he himself was captured. The three tribes were barbarized.
This Guo Xiu and Guo Xiaoxian not only had military exploits, but were also famous in Xizhou for their virtues. Like Wei and Wu, the leader of Shu, Liu Chan, always liked to boldly appoint enemy generals to surrender, hoping to attract the hearts of the Wei people. Therefore, as soon as Guo Xiu arrived in Western Shu, he was directly appointed as the superior leftist general who was equal to Xiahou Ba, the right general. General.
However, Guo Xiu, whose wife and family are all in Luoyang, was not blinded by the high salary of the Shu Kingdom. In addition, various factions in the Shu Kingdom were full of hostility towards him, a general from an enemy country who was parachuted into a high-ranking official. Guo Xiu, who was squeezed out everywhere, finally Completely strengthened his determination to assassinate the king and kill him.
His initial plan was to find an opportunity to personally assassinate Liu Chan and fight for great wealth for his wife and children in Luoyang!
So he took the opportunity of large and small banquets to congratulate Liu Chan, and slowly moved forward while congratulating him. However, Guo Xiu, who behaved in a sneaky manner, was often stopped by the guards accompanying the emperor before he could approach Liu Chan.
Seeing that it was really difficult to assassinate Liu Chan, Guo Xiu could only choose another target to assassinate.
Therefore, Fei Yi, the Shu general who took charge of the government and military power, became Guo Xiu's new target.
Fei Yi, who always loved the excitement, happened to hold a New Year's Eve conference in Hanshou County, and Guo Xiu, General Zuo, was naturally invited to the conference.
Fei Yi had always been a free and easy-going person who loved drinking and was already intoxicated before the banquet was over.
Guo Xiu, who had been prepared for a long time, saw that the time had come, took out the short knife hidden close to his body, and in front of all the high-ranking civil and military officials of the Shu Han Dynasty, he successfully made Fei Yi's blood splatter on the spot!
Knowing that it was difficult to escape, Guo Xiu fought hard with several fierce generals at the table. The sergeant who was rushed to the scene was torn into eight pieces!
After hearing this, Master Sima's face turned gloomy instead of showing joy.
Fei Yi had always advocated a conservative national policy of recuperation and recuperation. Therefore, although Jiang Wei, who was bent on attacking the north, had a deep strategy, he did not have more than 10,000 soldiers in military power, making it difficult to use it.
Now that Fei Yi is dead, Jiang Wei, who has always been famous, has naturally become the number one figure in Shu. If he wants to free his hands to violate the borders of Wei, he will naturally have the power and opportunity.
In addition, Fei Yi's talent was only average, and stabbing Fei Yi to death would not actually do any substantial benefit to Wei.
In addition, what makes Master Sima secretly fearful is that Guo Xiu set a precedent for successfully assassinating a powerful official in the world.
Although Master Sima was turbulent in his heart, he remained calm on the surface. After adjusting his emotions, he said with a smile:
"Let Shi Ji enter the palace and tell His Majesty that there is no need to reward and praise Guo Xiu too much!"
Although the school official didn't understand Master Sima's intention, he still obeyed and conveyed the order.
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When Zhong Hui left Shiqian Hall, Emperor Cao Fang, who was hiding his emotions, saw no one around and jumped up excitedly.
Fei Yi's death made Cao Fang feel that the big thing he planned for Li Feng and Zhang Ji might not be successful!
At this moment, Cao Fang's heart was boiling with passion, and the temperature in her heart seemed to even exceed the midsummer heat outside the palace.
"Come here, get the calligraphy treasure. I will draft the edict myself!"
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When Master Sima saw the edict issued by Cao Fang without authorization, his expression became extremely gloomy.
Sima Zhao and Fu Gu saw that his expression was wrong and hurriedly took the silk book containing the content of the imperial edict:
"Therefore, Lang Xiping Guo Xiu, he was strict in his integrity and never turned back. In the past, Jiang Weikou, the general of Shu, captured the border counties and captured them. In the past, the puppet general Fei Yi led the masses and conspired. The Taoist scriptures of Han Shou, please All the guests gathered together, practiced in the broad sitting position and struck Yi with swords in their hands. Their bravery was greater than that of Nie Zheng, and their merits exceeded that of Jie Zi. It can be said that he sacrificed his life to become a benevolent person, and saved his life for righteousness..."
Not only that, the emperor also specially granted a title to Guo Xiu's family in Luoyang, and his intention to commend Guo Xiu for his successful assassination was clearly exposed.
Master Sima has many political opponents hiding in the dark. If there are crazy people like Guo Xiu among them, it will definitely bring endless trouble.
After Master Sima pondered for a long time, he angrily slammed his fist on the sandalwood table. The violent crisp sound shocked Sima Zhao and Fu Gu.
"Brother, we must be careful during this period to avoid falling into the tricks of people with ulterior motives!"
After a long time, Master Sima finally calmed down:
"You are right. We must be very energetic recently. It seems that Cao Fang is really not willing to be just a puppet. It seems that we should make plans early!"
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Soochow, Jianye Stone City.
Zhuge Ke, the Marquis of Yangdu, who had recently become the prime minister, was currently looking at the secret report sent by the Soochow officials.
The news of Fei Yi's death made Zhuge Ke feel a bit sad.
In a daze, he suddenly remembered Fei Yi, who was still young and went to Soochow as an envoy many years ago.
At that time, Zhuge Ke wrote a few poems for Fei Yi in order to show the sincerity of the alliance between Wu and Shu.
Zhuge Ke thought about this and couldn't help but recited the poem he wrote back then:
“Planting parasol trees to wait for the phoenix.
What sparrow calls itself Laixiang?
Why not eject and return home..."
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"Shi Ji, Lan Shi, just as you expected, Zhuge Ke really made some moves and actually raised three armies and headed towards the new city!"
While Master Sima was talking, he handed the secret documents obtained by the southeast spies to the four people in front of him, Sima Zhao, Zhong Hui, Fu Gu, and Yu Song.
After Sima Zhao read the secret document, he suddenly became angry and wanted to avenge his shame:
"Zhuge Ke just wanted to invade the north, but he secretly sent his subordinate Sima Li Heng in an attempt to connect Western Shu!"
Zhong Hui also said:
"Now that Jiang Wei has recently taken over the military power of the Shu Han Dynasty, he will definitely want to win a battle to consolidate his reputation. We cannot underestimate the east and west sides this time!"
Hearing this, Master Sima nodded and turned his gaze to Yu Song, who was known for his resourcefulness:
"Uncle Mao, both the east and west are in emergency at the same time, and our army has suffered a new defeat. All the generals are despondent in fighting. How should we deal with it for the current plan?"
Yu Song was a talent that Sima Yi personally promoted on the Liaodong battlefield. He was quite resourceful. Over the years, he naturally became one of Sima Shi's confidants. His status was second only to Sima Shi's right-hand men Zhong Hui and Fu Gu.
Yu Song had a lively mind. After thinking for a moment, he immediately offered his advice:
"General, in my opinion, this time Jiang Wei invades the north, he will definitely attack Longyou. In the past, Zhou Yafu held on to Changyi, but Wu Chu defeated himself without a fight. It was precisely because the kings of the seven kingdoms seemed to be strong. But in fact he is weak.
Although Jiang Wei is brave, his army will be weak if he crosses the Qinling Mountains through mountains and rivers. The general can quickly order Nan'an, Didao and other places in Longyou to strengthen their alert.
In addition, Guo Huai, the governor of Yongliang, has a reputation and can intimidate the enemy; Chen Tai, Chen Xuanbo, the governor of Yongzhou, is very resourceful. These two should take command together and personally resist Jiang Wei! "
After thinking for a long time, Master Sima nodded and agreed with Yu Song's plan.
"Okay, the war on the western front will be arranged according to Shu Mao's ideas. How should Zhuge Ke respond on the eastern front?"
In the eyes of Master Sima and the generals of the Wei Dynasty, Zhuge Ke, who was more resourceful on the eastern front and took advantage of victory to attack again, was more terrifying than Jiang Wei.
Yu Song had already made up his mind and immediately suggested without thinking:
"The great general's uncle, Taiwei Shu Dagong, is second only to the great general Xian Kao Xuan Wenhou in military skills, and he has always had great prestige. With his command of the army, the morale of the officers and men of the three armies will not be depressed.
And now that Zhuge Ke has led nearly the entire Wu army, he invades the new city just to take advantage of the high morale to fight the Wei Dynasty head-on. If our army persists without fighting and the Wu army attacks the city and cannot fight, the teachers and veterans will be exhausted and the momentum will run away. The generals will not dare to advance rashly now. This is actually the advantage of the great general! "
Master Sima listened to Yu Song's plan, thought about it carefully, and found that there was no flaw. Then he raised his hand and said with a smile:
"Shumao is good at strategies. This time when the east and west resist the enemy, I will adopt Shumao's strategy!"
Fu Gu and Zhong Hui originally had contempt for Yu Song, but now after hearing his careful and reasonable plan, they both respect Yu Song in their hearts.
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Yangzhou, Shouchun, Zhennan Prefecture.
When Guan Qiujian received the military order from Sima Shi that he should fortify the walls and clear the country, and hold on to the new city, he felt relieved.
This time, Zhuge Ke tried his best to defeat the general public and mobilized more than 200,000 Wu soldiers. His morale was extremely high. However, after the last defeat of the Yangzhou army and generals, their morale has not been restored. If they rashly engage in a field battle with the Wu army, Whether it is numbers, morale, or location, there is not enough advantage.
For this plan, the Yangzhou armies really only have a good chance of winning if they stick to the city.
After Guanqiu Jian arranged the defense arrangements for his generals, he came to the west of Shouchun City alone.
He looked at Luoyang, the imperial capital that he could not see in the distance, and felt an uncontrollable melancholy in his heart for no reason.
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Yongzhou, the boundary of Nan'an County.
Just as Yu Song had expected, Jiang Wei, the official in charge of the Shu Han Dynasty and the general of Wei, led tens of thousands of Shu troops under his command, came out of Shiying, passed Dong Ting, and arrived at the border of Nan'an.
As soon as the Shu army arrived, Jiang Wei surrounded Nan'an and Didao. Immediately afterwards, Jiang Wei stormed the cities of Nan'an and Didao.
What Jiang Wei didn't expect was that he was marching secretly and suddenly arrived here. However, the guards in Nan'an County and Didao did not panic at all. Instead, they had obviously been prepared!
Just when Jiang Wei was thinking about further retreating the enemy, his scouts suddenly came to report:
"General Wei, scouts from the front, Wei generals Guo Huai and Chen Tai are leading the army, and they are marching towards the border of Nan'an together!"
After Jiang Wei heard this, he was immediately shocked, and an expression of disbelief flashed across his face, which was as tough as a knife.
He marched secretly and had just arrived at Nan'an, but the Nan'an defenders had already made preparations in advance.
That's all. Logically speaking, Guo Huai and Chen Tai, who should have learned about their march a few days later, have actually started marching towards Nan'an at this moment!
He didn't bring much food and grass, so he originally planned to fight a surprise battle, imitating Zhuge Kongming's strategy back then, using unexpected means to quickly capture Nan'an, and then seize the enemy's food for the use of the three armies. But now the Wei army was already prepared, and his own The raid had clearly failed!
Jiang Wei's brain was full of energy, and while he was surprised in his heart, he immediately figured out the reason for this matter.
"It seems that there are indeed many capable people in the Wei army! Order the whole army to set off fireworks in the empty camp, take advantage of the darkness tonight, retreat quickly, and go south immediately!"
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Changlinghou Mansion.
Xia Houxuan became more cautious than usual after meeting Li Feng and Xu Yun that day. Since he did not plan to leave Luoyang City again, he asked his substitute Twelve Lang to disperse among the people secretly to avoid revealing his previous private trip.
At this moment, Xia Houxuan was paying close attention to the leaked information about Soochow that was copied in the Di newspaper.
[Note 1: In the following article, the author has deleted and added more than half of Zhuge Ke’s original text for the sake of clarity. 】
What is written in this secret is exactly the article written by Zhuge Ke, the Prime Minister of Eastern Wu and Marquis of Yangdu, who tried his best to persuade the ministers who stopped him from sending troops to the north:
"The years are wasted. If we don't take advantage of this moment when the morale of the three armies is at its peak, and use troops in time, and let Wu and Yue sit still and let the tiger soldiers grow old, more than ten years later, I am afraid that Wu and Yue's famous generals and warriors will have lost more than half of their warriors, and their morale will be too lazy.
If the number of thieves increases day by day, and half of our troops are lost, even if Yi Yin and Guan Zhong are sent to try again, I am afraid it will be difficult to win. Nowadays, there are people who are not far-sighted and will regard this statement as being short-tempered.
It is a common mistake for everyone to worry about disaster before it comes. When it comes to difficulty, you will pause. Even if you are wise, you can't figure it out. This is a disease of ancient and modern times, not unique to one time or another.
In the past, the king of Wu regarded Wu Zixu as a deceitful person, so he was unable to save him from the great calamity. Liu Jingsheng could not think about the future ten years, so he had no good laws to govern his descendants.
Today, I have no talent as a minister, but I am appointed by Xiao He and Huo Guang of the Great Wu Dynasty. I am as wise as everyone else and my thinking is not far-sighted. If I am not as good as today when I am not old and old, I will expand the territory of my country. I will be young and old, and my enemies will be more. powerful. At that time, even if Ke wants to cut his neck to thank him for his blame, would he rather make up for the evil in the affairs of the country?
Now I hear that people may think that the people are still poor and want to work leisurely, so instead of worrying about the great danger, they think about the small diligence. In the past, the ancestors of the Han Dynasty were fortunate enough to have the land of the Three Qin Dynasties, so why not stay in seclusion for their own entertainment, and use their time to attack Chu. Their bodies were bruised, and their bodies were infested with lice. The soldiers were tired of the hardships, how could they forget peace and quiet by cutting edge? Those who worry about not being able to live together for a long time!
Every time I read Jing Han's talk about Gongsun's plan to make progress, or his uncle from the Feng family's plan to compete with thieves, I would sigh. I have been thinking about this all day and night, so I talk about stupid things to reach the end of two or three gentlemen.
If I die one day, my ambition is gone, and my plans are not established, please let me know my worries in the next life, so I can think about it later. "
After reading Zhuge Ke's eloquent memorial, Xia Houxuan couldn't help but shook his head.
Although Zhuge Ke had ambitions to reach the sky, the generals of the Wei Dynasty knew their shame and became brave, and they had already prepared to deal with it cautiously. Once the Wu soldiers had a great victory, they had the intention of cultivating themselves after the war. Under the decline of one and the other, the two armies Their combat power and cohesion are already differentiated.
"Zhuge Ke insists on going his own way, and I am afraid that Huainan will be defeated this time..."
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Huainan, south of Xincheng, is the southern border of Wei State.
Zhuge Ke did not expect that he, who had already sent troops to Huainan, would hear opposition on the battlefield.
In the palace where the prime minister was walking, a handsome scribe was speaking impassionedly to Zhuge Ke. This man was none other than Jiang Yan, the official of Wu State.
But before Jiang Yan finished speaking, Zhuge Ke slapped several cases with one palm.
Seeing Zhuge Ke's anger, Jiang Yan did not dare to continue talking. After Zhuge Ke was silent for a long time, he issued the general order again:
"Go and summon the generals to gather in the big tent. The truth has something to say!"
Not long after, the Wu army generals arrived at Zhuge Ke's tent. Zhuge Ke glanced around for a week with his seemingly broad-minded but actually sharp gaze, and then he spoke:
"I know that everyone has doubts in this military expedition. But since ancient times, there have been no two days in the sky and no two kings in the earth. Since I, Wu, have the ambition to rule the world, if we don't take annexing the world as our top priority, how can we do it? King of the world?"
As soon as Zhuge Ke said these words, the generals couldn't help but murmur in their hearts. The terrain of Soochow is better to defend than to take the initiative.
At that time, the great emperor Sun Quan went north several times and returned with great defeat every time. Now, although Zhuge Ke won a defensive battle in Dongxing, how could he guarantee victory?
Zhuge Ke noticed the expressions of the generals and continued to advise:
"During the Warring States Period in the past, the princes relied on their strong armies and vast territory to help each other, saying that this was enough to be passed down to the world and that no one could be in danger. As a result, Qin gradually became arrogant and was annexed by Qin.
Recently, Liu Jingsheng was in Jingzhou, with a crowd of one hundred thousand, and a mountain of wealth. Instead of competing with Cao Cao while his power was still weak, he sat back and watched as he became stronger. After Cao Cao had devoured the Yuan Dynasties and established the northern capital, he led 300,000 people to Jingzhou. Even though there were wise men at the time, they could not make any plans. So Jing Sheng's son asked for surrender and was made a prisoner.
Whenever an enemy country wants to devour each other, it means that the enemy will destroy each other and the momentum will not stop. If you don't plan for it early, the disaster will not be for yourself, but for future generations, so you must be foresighted.
In the past, Wu Zixu said: "In the past ten years, people have gathered together, and in ten years they have taught lessons. Twenty years away, Wu Qi is a swamp!" 'Fu Chai, relying on his own strength, did not listen to this, so he wanted to kill Zixu without being prepared to surpass him. How could he regret it in the face of defeat?
The smaller one is than Wu, the more trouble it will cause Wu, let alone one as powerful as Wei? In the past, Qin only had Guanxi, and still used it to annex the six kingdoms. Now the thieves have taken over the land of Qin, Zhao, Han, Wei, Yan and Qi, which is the hometown of soldiers and horses, and the groves of scholars.
Today, the land of Wei is several times larger than that of Qin in ancient times; compared with Wu and Shu, the six kingdoms of ancient times are not even half as large. Nowadays, most of the elite soldiers left behind by Cao Cao have died of old age, and the talents who have come after them have not yet grown up. This is the time when thieves are declining but not yet prosperous.
In addition, Sima Yi first killed Wang Ling and died immediately. His son was young and weak, but he was dedicated to a country and his people's hearts were not stable. Although he had wise and resourceful people, he was not put to use. Today's attack comes at a time of great calamity.
If you follow the sentiments of the public and have a plan to protect yourself, thinking that the dangers of the Yangtze River can be passed down to the world, I am afraid it will not be a long-term solution!
If we wait more than ten years for the weaklings to grow into adults, the number of soldiers will be twice as large as it is now. If we don't take advantage of this time to attack them, when will we wait? ! "
Seeing that Zhuge Ke was still resolute, the generals did not say anything to refute.
What Zhuge Ke didn't know was that at this moment, the people of Wu, whose father, brother and children were called to the battlefield, were already in commotion. At this moment, he had begun to lose the hearts of the people of Wu.
And above the temple, those hidden political opponents who realized that Zhuge Ke had lost popular support also seized this opportunity and began to act secretly.
After Zhuge Ke showed off Wu's military power in Huainan for a few days, he immediately returned to surround the southeastern barrier of the Wei Dynasty - Hefei New City!
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One and a half months later, military reports from the front were returned to Luoyang.
"Hahahaha, brother, Yu Shumao really has a clever plan. Zhuge Ke attacked for a whole month, but our Hefei New City is still impregnable. I heard that the Wu army was not accustomed to the acclimatization, vomiting and diarrhea, wounds, swelling and pus, and countless people died of illness. ah!"
Sima Zhao, who had been shrouded in the shadow of the Dongguan defeat, immediately came to the General's Mansion excitedly as soon as he learned the news of Zhuge Ke's defeat at the city.
After Master Sima heard the news, he sat up immediately and took the frontline military report from Sima Zhao.
"Hahaha, this Zhang Te actually defended the new city for a whole month. He can be regarded as a good defender. Zhuge Ke insisted on continuing to attack the new city. He had conflicts with his subordinates Zhu Yi and Cai Lin. I heard that Cai Lin even led troops Zhong Gong has been sent down, sir, this is great news!"
Brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao predicted that Zhuge Ke would return without success, so they directly prepared a celebration wine to welcome their uncle Sima Fu in advance.
Half a month later, after Guanqiu Jian learned that the Wu army was not acclimatized and most of them were injured, he immediately asked the coach Sima Fu for instructions. Together with Wen Qin, he decisively chose to go out of the city to pursue the enemy. Wu Jun was unable to fight, and Zhuge Ke could only regret it. With regret, he led the remaining Wu troops and fled back to Jianye City in embarrassment!
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When Zhuge Ke returned to Jianye with more than 100,000 remnants of Wu's defeated troops, it was already August in autumn.
In order to shirk responsibility for the defeat, Zhuge Ke blocked the mouths of his opponents, and used more brutal and coercive methods to intimidate and suppress the Jiangdong ministers.
After reading the newspaper from Kyoto, Xia Houxuan looked toward the southeast through the carved wooden window, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
I remember when Zhuge Ke assisted Sun Deng, the crown prince of Wu, and became the leader of his four friends in the East Palace. Sun Deng passed away early, and Zhuge Ke was appointed by Sun Quan as the Minister of Tuogu. Now Zhuge Ke has suffered a defeat in Xincheng and lost all the people in Dongguan. Those who accumulate wealth in one battle gain prestige.
It would be fine if he took the blame himself like Master Sima, but he had to go against half of the people in the Soochow court.
I heard that Sun Jun, the imperial minister of Soochow, was very close to the well-connected Princess Dahu. He seemed to be an ambitious person. If Zhuge Ke continues to offend the courtiers like this, he may be in trouble!
However, if Zhuge Ke suffers the same misfortune as Fei Yi, Sima Shihu will be even more wary. At that time, will the major event planned by His Majesty, Li Anguo, Zhang Jingzhong, and himself still have the possibility of success?
When Xia Houxuan thought about this, Haoran let out a long sigh, causing his long beard to flutter in the air.
The autumn leaves in the pavilion are gradually turning yellow. I wonder if Huigu is still well now, and whether the bright moon and clouds have grown taller...
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One month later.
General Wuyanghou Mansion.
Master Sima couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the urgent report from the spy who had disturbed Wu School.
Sun Jun of the Eastern Wu clan actually encouraged Emperor Sun Liang to hold a banquet together to murder Zhuge Ke!
It is said that Zhuge Ke's second son, Changshui captain Zhuge Song, and his youngest son, infantry captain Zhuge Jian, heard that their father was assassinated at a palace banquet and hurriedly took their mother to escape.
But Sun Jun acted very quickly and sent cavalry to catch up with Zhuge Song in Baidu and kill him.
Zhuge Jian desperately crossed the river and wanted to go north to the Wei Dynasty to join his clan kinsman Zhuge Dan. However, just as he was about to enter the territory of the Wei Dynasty after traveling thousands of miles, he was overtaken by his pursuers!
Not only that, Zhuge Ke's two nephews, the Duxiang Hou Zhang Zhen and the regular servant Zhu En, were all killed by Sun Junyi!
Master Sima thought of this, and a deep fear flashed through his heart. Sima Zhao, who was standing by the side, was very smart. Naturally, he had the same idea as his elder brother at this moment.
After the two brothers looked at each other, Master Sima sighed:
"Our Sima family has worked hard all the way up to this point. We must not be carelessly killed like Fei Yi, let alone die like Zhuge Ke!"
Sima Zhao nodded and expressed his stance to his elder brother:
"Brother, Yudi will definitely be more careful from now on, and do his best to help eldest brother take care of his worries, and keep our Sima family safe and sound!"
After listening to his brother's words, Master Sima's expression softened slightly. He seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and said to Sima Zhao:
"Brother Wei suddenly remembered that after the previous defeat at Dongguan, I had observed Zhang Jingzhong's attitude and asked him what he thought of Zhuge Ke in the Eastern Wu Dynasty. His answer at that time, thinking about it now, makes me a little uneasy! "
Sima Zhao saw his elder brother's serious expression and was curious, so he couldn't help but ask:
"I wonder what Zhang Ji said?"
"Zhang Ji said: Although Zhuge Ke won at the border, he will definitely be killed soon! I asked him why he was so sure, and he told me: If he can overwhelm his master and build a country, how can he not die?!"
After hearing these words, Sima Zhao couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Isn't the current status of the Sima family that of a powerful king, whose contributions can overwhelm a country?
Is this Zhang Ji talking about Zhuge Ke or the Sima family?
After a while, Master Sima finally came back to his senses:
"Zhuge Ke is a talented man with outstanding resourcefulness. Zhang Jingzhong can predict the way Zhuge Ke will die. His intelligence in seeing things can be said to be better than Zhuge Ke's! I will meet Zhang Jingzhong again later. If this person can be used for me , then use it, if it cannot be used by me..."
When Master Sima said this, a chilling murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
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Changlinghou Xiahou Mansion.
Li Feng, Xu Yun and Zhang Ji quietly came to Xia Houxuan's mansion late at night again.
After the four people met, Li Feng, who had always been calm and calm, changed his normal attitude and looked quite excited:
"Taichu, have you ever heard that Zhuge Ke, who was said to be unparalleled in resourcefulness, was planned to be killed by Wu Lord Sun Liang and Soochow clan Sun Jun!"
As soon as Xia Houxuan saw Li Feng's condition and expression, he knew that Li Feng was more confident at this moment. Although he couldn't bear to ruin Li Feng's enthusiasm and destroy everyone's morale, he understood that blind self-confidence was more terrifying than low will.
After letting out a long sigh, Xia Houxuan still expressed his point of view:
"Although Zhuge Ke was very smart, he was not good at controlling his subordinates. After the defeat, he blindly blamed his subordinates and did not know how to take responsibility for himself in order to win over people's hearts. This led to the disaster of his own death and the destruction of his family. But Sima Shi Dongguan After the defeat, he took the lead in blaming himself, and his depth of mind is much higher than Zhuge Ke's!"
After listening to Xia Houxuan's words, Li Feng, Zhang Ji, and Xu Yun's expressions changed as expected.
But whether it is Xia Houxuan, Li Feng, Zhang Ji, Xu Yun, they all understand that it is almost impossible to escape unscathed at this moment.
It is important for others not to know things unless you do it yourself.
Even fires at the city gates, affecting the fish in the pond, have been very common since ancient times, not to mention the people who have been involved in it?
After several people were silent for a while, Li Feng still told his arrangement:
"At the beginning of the day, half a month later, there will be a ceremony for His Majesty to confer nobles on the throne.
At that time, His Majesty, Master Sima and various important ministers will all come in person, and there will also be guards guarding each palace gate.
At that time, Zhang Guojiu will bring a part of the imperial army to control the situation; as well as Su Shuo, the supervisor of the Yellow Gate in the palace, Letun, the commander of the Yongning Department, and Liu Xian, the red servant, I have also contacted them, and they will also be there by then. Support us in the palace!
As long as Master Sima is present at that time, he will definitely die!
Taichu, as long as we succeed this time, then this country will return to the hands of the Cao family! "
After listening to Li Feng's plan, Xia Houxuan always felt that there were still some flaws, but since Li Feng had already taken the risk to contact everyone in the inner palace, it was naturally not appropriate to take the risk to change the plan.
After listening to Li Feng's words, Xia Houxuan looked at his uncle Zhang Ji and his friend Xu Yun, who were full of hope in front of him, and suddenly thought of the days when he and his cousin Cao Xi were young together.
Xia Houxuan, who closed his eyes and thought of Cao Xi's honest and warm smile, couldn't help but feel an uncontrollable sadness in his heart.
Just think of it as one last desperate move for the Cao family!
Thinking of this, Xia Houxuan's eyes were filled with a light as firm as iron.
