Really, Guo Huai really knows how to "thank" and "thank" Sima Yi's family! ! !
From the general of Wuguan to the governor of the local area, it seems that Guo Huai has been promoted. But Guo Huai really wants to say that my previous official position was the governor of Liangzhou! ! !
In the battle at Yongliang, he failed to stop the Shu thieves and lost Liangzhou. Guo Huai had nothing to say. After all, he was defeated.
But the problem is that after that, Guo Huai's title of Liangzhou Governor was not revoked by the court. Even though he guarded Wuguan for five years, although his military position was only General Jianwei, his official position was still nominal. The governor of Liangzhou.
Now it's okay, from the governor of Liangzhou to the governor of Runan County, how can Guo Huai "thank" Sima Yi?
It was impossible for Guo Huai to complain about the emperor's decree, but he had no good impression of the person who "recommended" him.
But Sima Yi was unjust in this matter. He only recommended Guo Huai to go to Runan to stop Lu Xun, but he didn't say that Guo Huai should be the governor of Runan.
This matter was really not Sima Yi's fault. Sima Yi originally thought that the emperor would transfer him to another level and give Guo Huai the title of governor of Yuzhou.
Who knows what the emperor was thinking, and he suddenly demoted Guo Huai from the governor of a state to the governor of a county.
As for Cao Rui, you really can’t blame Cao Rui.
After all, Guo Huai was so powerful in Liangzhou that he defeated the Qiang and Hu aliens in Liangzhou and called them "gods". For Cao Rui, it was a bit too far away.
In Cao Rui's view, Guo Huai, the governor of Liangzhou, was defeated from Liangzhou to Yongzhou, and from Yongzhou to Guan Nei. To be honest, if all the officials in the court did not think that Guo Huai's military ability was outstanding, Cao Rui would have been a little skeptical. Guo Huai How did you get to this position?
As for why Guo Huai was not appointed as the governor of Yuzhou, it was because there was already someone as the governor of Yuzhou, and that was Cao Xiu's official position.
Now that Cao Rui has deprived Cao Xiu of his military power, and then deprived him of his official position, it would be somewhat disrespectful of the clan. Therefore, out of consideration to appease Cao Xiu, Cao Rui would not immediately appoint Guo Huai as the governor of Yuzhou.
That's why Guo Huai was appointed as the governor of Runan.
In fact, Cao Rui's idea is simple. Don't give Guo Huai the position of governor now. Wait until Guo Huai really blocks Lu Xun. At the same time, Cao Rui himself has appeased Cao Xiu and arranged other official positions for Cao Xiu. Then he can promote Guo Huai. .
Of course, this was Cao Rui's inner thought. The emperor's heart could not be exposed directly to his ministers, so neither Guo Huai nor Sima Yi expected such a result.
The result is already like this, what can Guo Huai do.
After all, he has been a minister of Cao Wei for many years and is a standard veteran of three dynasties. It is impossible for Guo Huai to have any thoughts because of this grievance. Since the emperor has appointed him in this way, then Guo Huai can only take office.
After arranging all the affairs, Cao Rui, urged by Chen Qun, finally began to prepare to move to Yecheng.
It is not that simple for the emperor to move, not to mention that there are so many civil and military officials accompanying him, and there are many things to prepare for. Therefore, with a high probability, it will be considered efficient for Cao Rui to leave after next spring.
Therefore, at least until this winter passes, Cao Rui will still stay in Luoyang.
At the same time, Ji Han in Chang'an, Yongzhou, was also summing up after the end of the Third Northern Expedition.
Compared with Soochow and Cao Wei, Ji Han's side is also indispensable for troubles.
Because of the death of General Guan Yu, the Third Northern Expedition, which was going smoothly, had to come to an abrupt end.
When Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi, who were on the battlefield at Tongguan, received the military report from Xu Shu, they had no choice but to withdraw from Tongguan and return to Chang'an.
There is no way, the main Nanyang Corps has withdrawn, and with the Yongliang Corps on hand, it is impossible to conquer Tongguan and enter Sili alone.
This Northern Expedition could only end like an anticlimax.
After returning to Chang'an, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi also had a lot of troubles to deal with.
Zhang Xi's side has to worry about the resumption of production in Guanzhong and the re-arrangement of defenses.
The Battle of Guanzhong almost destroyed the two most elite areas in Guanzhong. These two areas urgently needed to resume production, otherwise they would not be able to catch up with the spring plowing of the next year.
The defense of Yongzhou also needs to be readjusted. Originally there were more than 40,000 county soldiers in Yongzhou, but in the end only about 15,000 were left. It can be said that the losses were heavy and they were a little unable to take care of local defense.
Under this situation, Zhang Xi must rebuild Yongzhou County soldiers as soon as possible.
Let's put it bluntly, Sili's situation is not much better than that of Guanzhong, and he should not take the initiative to provoke war anymore. But if Cao Rui gets crazy and insists on taking the initiative to attack, then Yongzhou's defense will also be a big problem.
Therefore, on the one hand, Zhang Xi asked Zhao Yun to lead the Liangzhou Army to temporarily station in the Zuofengyi area to assist in the defense of Yongzhou. On the other hand, Zhang Xi quickly discussed with Chen Zhi and Fei Yi how to quickly resume production and re-recruit Yongzhou County soldiers.
Originally, Jiang Wan should be asked about these matters. After all, Jiang Wan is the master and he knows the situation very clearly. But, Jiang Wan followed Zhang Fei's army to Nanyang and has not come back yet.
Therefore, Zhang Xi has no one to use, so he can only support himself.
As for Zhuge Liang, he is in bigger trouble than Zhang Xi.
As the governor of Yongzhou, Zhang Xi only needs to consider one-third of an acre of Yongzhou, while Zhuge Liang needs to consider national military and political issues.
The one who died of illness was Guan Yu. His identity was not only the late emperor's sworn brother, but also a great general of the Han Dynasty, a false yue, and the governor of Jingzhou's military and political affairs.
He died of illness, what should be done in Jingzhou? !
With the end of the Northern Expedition, the Jingzhou Army can directly return to Xiangyang and even Jiangling, but how to arrange and retreat the Northern Army of the Han Dynasty and Yizhou Army also needs to be coordinated.
Even if all these things are arranged, Zhuge Liang still has to consider how to contact Soochow.
The incident in Jiangxia County was excusable, and everyone had a tacit understanding with each other. Afterwards, they would just pretend to be talking about it, and Zhuge Liang would not go into it.
But Soochow sent troops to invade Wuling County and Lingling County. The most important thing was to send troops to attack Xiangyang and Jiangling. Zhuge Liang still needed Soochow to give an explanation.
Even if it is just a nominal statement, this statement must be there, otherwise where is the majesty of the big man? !
Of course, Zhuge Liang didn't say he had any intention of turning against Soochow and starting a war.
After all, the Han Dynasty had just ended a war and did not have enough confidence to start another war against Wu. Therefore, Zhuge Liang also needed to seriously consider the scale of counterattack against Soochow.
Under the current situation, Zhuge Liang also knows that the "East and Sun Quan" strategy he proposed in his early years has become increasingly unrealistic.
But if Sun Quan cannot "Eastern Peace", what kind of diplomatic strategy will be adopted towards Soochow in the future, especially if Soochow and Cao Wei cannot be colluded together? This is also something Zhuge Liang needs to carefully weigh.
These things are quite troublesome, and Zhuge Liang couldn't sleep well all night because of this.
There are certainly troublesome factors here, but the more important factor is that Zhuge Liang has a bit too strong a sense of responsibility. He wants to come up with the best solution to these things himself, so he keeps thinking and hesitating.
From Zhang Xi's point of view, this is entirely because he is tormenting himself.
Originally, Zhang Xi didn't know that Zhuge Liang was so troubled. After all, Zhang Xi himself was a little distracted by Yongzhou's defense and government affairs issues and had no time to find out what Zhuge Liang was thinking about.
However, Zhang Xi had a daughter with an elbow turned outward. Xiao Xuan'er noticed that her lover seemed to be losing weight recently. When she took the opportunity to ask, she found out that Zhuge Qiao had been helping Zhuge Liang with various government affairs during this period. Zhuge Liang was so busy that he was so busy that he was busy with him.
The little girl felt sorry for her lover, so she wanted to beg her father to give him an idea. Although the girl's elbows were always turned outward, her trust in her father was almost blind. She was true. He believed that his father's ability was greater than that of the Han Prime Minister.
Zhang Xi felt quite flattered when she heard her daughter say this about herself. She really didn't dare to compare herself with that monster.
But at the same time, Zhang Xi also believed that it was necessary to talk to Zhuge Liang.
Really, if everyone is dead and you, Zhuge Liang, want to hold on alone, then Zhang Xi will have no objection, but now everyone is still here.
Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Jiang Wan are in Nanyang, Fazheng is in Hanzhong, and Li Yan is in Hanzhong. Even if Zhang Xi is not counted, there is Zhao Yun, the general of the Wei, in Chang'an, and there are also two great talents like Fei Yi and Huang Quan. How come it is their turn? Are you, Zhuge Liang, worrying so much all by yourself? !
The impact of Guan Yu's death is beyond anyone's imagination. How could you, Zhuge Liang, just think about such an important matter and finish it off by yourself? ! Is there really no need to consult the opinions of the ministers in the DPRK? !
The current Prime Minister Zhuge is not the prime minister in history who "the palace and the palace are all integrated into one". There is no need to push himself to death like this.
Therefore, Zhang Xi took the initiative to find Zhuge Liang and proposed to convene the important officials of the Han Dynasty in Chang'an to discuss state affairs.
(End of chapter)
