On the seventh day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of the founding of Shu, General Zhao Yun died of illness in Chengdu.
It has been snowing outside Chencang City for three days, but there is still a solemn and solemn atmosphere inside and outside the city.
"How many days has the general been ill?" Generals Tian and Gong were standing outside the closed door of the mansion. Gong Jie, who was originally a little serious, also looked a little frowning at this moment. Obviously, there was something strange about this well-timed illness. But they still can't explain the reason. So far, they can only comfort themselves. It was Li Xian's master who passed away due to illness and he was overly mourned. As a result, he fell ill from overwork and the wind and cold entered his body, which made him fall ill at this moment. However, Li Xian was ill at the time. He just confined himself in the prefect's mansion and had no intention of seeing anyone.
Tian Dali shook his head: "This is already the third day. If the news is leaked, I'm afraid that Cao Zhen and Zhang He will have evil intentions again."
Gong Jie said nothing and just nodded slightly. This news could not be hidden. Not long after, Generals Liao Hua and Zhang Ning also hurried in from the door of the mansion. Looking at the frowning generals, he asked: "The general is really ill?"
Tian Dali nodded: "Yes, today is already the third day. Since the last time the sergeant brought a letter from General Zhao, the general has been bedridden and locked himself in the house."
Liao Hua panicked: "What should we do? If Zhang He comes to attack the city at this time, what should we do?"
The people who asked this question looked at each other in confusion, but Xu Zhi was quite happy: "What are you afraid of? With this ax in my hand, one thousand people will die, one thousand people will die."
Liao Hua rolled his eyes at Xu Zhi for a moment. Only Zhang Ning seemed to have the demeanor of a general: "Everyone, I think the general explained our defense well before he fell ill. As long as this news is not leaked and the morale of the army is not shaken, It shouldn't be a big problem to resist Zhang He."
The generals were just silent. Although everyone knew that Zhang He could not attack the city, they were also very worried about Li Xian's current physical condition. According to common sense, a general who is marching and fighting would not have such a poor physical condition. In fact, Li Xian also It is true that he did not fall ill, but he followed his thoughts that day and thought about the increasingly confusing timeline of what he could and should do. If he did not have the conditions to predict the historical trajectory in advance, what could he do? Can he defeat Zhang He alone? These have always been unsolvable knots in his heart. In the final analysis, it was Zhao Yun's death that stimulated him. He knew that Zhao Yun died in the seventh year of Jianxing, and Zhuge Liang died in the twelfth year of Jianxing. If the life span did not change, He only had five years to help Zhuge Liang establish an irreversible and stable situation within these five years. Even if he could not unify the world, he must have the strength to unify the world! Now that I'm here, the Yiling fire scene didn't engulf me, and the battle at Jieting didn't ruin me, then this life will have to see with my own eyes what ZTE of the Han Dynasty is, what political leadership and people are!
The door of the mansion was slowly opened, and the generals quickly followed the sound, only to see Li Xian standing majestically, the tears on his face had dried, and there was an additional layer of determination on his face, as if he was a different person.
The generals quickly raised their hands and said: "General!"
Li Xian raised his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, I have recovered. I have been thinking a lot these past three days and have worked hard for all the soldiers."
Zhang Ning hurriedly stepped forward and cupped her hands and said: "General, our brothers have been very anxious these days. Except for the sergeants below, we don't know that General Tian and General Gong are guarding here almost day and night."
Li Xian nodded and said: "Two generals, why bother? Let's go to the hall and have some hot tea."
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Inside the main tent of the central army in the original Wei army position at Wuzhang.
Since the last night owl inquired, it is indeed unusual for Cao Zhen and Zhang He's army to be quiet. It is not a change of commanders. Cao Rui is so smart, how can he let Sima Yi take charge of the army alone? When he came here from Chang'an, of course he brought Sima Yi with him.
Cao Zhen knelt under the table: "Your Majesty is guilty! I hope your Majesty will forgive me!"
Cao Rui had a half-smile on his face, and said calmly: "Uncle, why are you so guilty? Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs. I can't bear for my uncle to go into danger personally. Let's do this. I'll promote you to be the Taifu."
Cao Zhen knew that if he refused to accept this, he was afraid that the defeated general might anger Cao Rui and kill him himself, so he hurriedly leaned over to receive the order: "I accept the order, thank you for not killing him! "
In this way, Cao Zhen's reputation can be preserved by being promoted and demoted, and he will not end up killing his relatives indiscriminately. It is really ridiculous to let his uncle become the Taifu.
"Zhang He, you are also a veteran of three dynasties. Everyone calls you the first shot in the Central Plains. Why can't you take down the street pavilion? How come Li Xian is so capable that he can stop you?" Cao Rui also said several times in a row. He asked back, and Zhang He was speechless for a moment.
"I am guilty. I lost the pass and the city. You should not have allowed your Majesty to go into danger. I beg your Majesty to convict you!" Zhang He immediately bowed his head, but Cao Rui stood up and supported him.
"Old General, you have worked hard. There is a saying that mud cannot hold up a wall. I actually don't blame you for losing the old warehouse. Please listen carefully. I still count on the gun in the hands of the old general to help me stabilize the world." Cao Ruiwen He held Zhang He's hand firmly and said.
"Old minister is terrified!" Zhang He immediately understood that he was trying to seize Cao Zhen's military power.
"Zhang He and Sima Yi listen to the order!" Cao Rui said.
The two immediately knelt together. Zhang He looked at the prostrate Sima Yi coldly. Could it be that Cao Rui wants to use Sima Yi as his commander? If this man remembers the hatred of Sima Zhao's short legs, he may be in trouble.
"I have ordered Sima Yi to be the governor of Yongliang and Zhang He to be the deputy governor. I will personally supervise the army. In this battle of Wuzhangyuan, what I want is to avenge the shame! You listen to me, I will never become the emperor who lost my land!" Cao Rui He said decisively.
"I will receive the order." The two men stood up after receiving the order.
"Report! Come quickly and report that Zhao Yun from Chengdu died of illness."
Cao Rui looked calm when he heard this. He immediately waved the ordering soldiers to go down and asked: "What do the officers and men think? Commander Sima?"
Sima Yi immediately cupped his hands after hearing this and said: "Your Majesty, Zhuge Liang has many tricks and tricks, and most of the news is mainly to confuse. If our army had not been tricked by his suspicious tactics, we would not have lost the hinterland of Liangzhou. I think this news needs to be considered. "
After hearing this, Cao Rui looked at Zhang He: "Where is General Zhang?"
Zhang He raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this Zhao Yunshi's fierce general is younger than me, but I also feel that it may be Zhuge Liang's plan."
Cao Rui nodded when he heard this: "Since you all think it may be a trick, doesn't anyone want to hear the truth of this news?"
Sima Yi cupped his hands and walked out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that General Zhao Yun is the junior brother of General Zhang He. The two of them studied under Tong Yuan's sect and learned the skills of spear fighting. That day, General Zhang He thought of his fellow sect members on Changban Slope. Zhiyi let Zhao Yun go, and now that Li Xian is a disciple of Zhao Yun, why not hold a small banquet in front of the two armies, ostensibly talking about the relationship between master, uncle and nephew, but actually sending General Zhang to listen to him?"
After hearing this, Cao Rui's expression calmed down for a moment, his eyes gradually became deep, and he looked at Zhang He with a half-smile but not a smile: "What do you think, General Zhang?"
Zhang He felt numb when he heard this plan. It was such a heart-breaking strategy. He was so sophisticated and calculated that he was frightened for a moment and replied: "I...I will obey your Majesty's orders."
"Then let's have a banquet, Le Lin. You go and set up a tent under Chencang City and see if Li Xian comes to rekindle old friendship with General Zhang." Cao Rui heard this and said sternly.
"I obey." Le Lin felt the cold sweat on her face and hurried out of the tent.
"Your Majesty, I have no old friendship with Li Xian, they are just rivals. Your loyalty can be learned from the world!" Zhang He immediately kowtowed after hearing this.
"When did I say that I have two intentions for you? How can I do my best if I have so many worries for you? Don't be suspicious of others." Cao Rui stood up again, put his hands on Zhang He's shoulders, and his eyes seemed to reveal Wearing something different.
After Zhang He left the camp, Cao Rui's face turned ugly. He looked at Sima Yi who said nothing. How could he not know that this was Sima Yi's plan to kill his heart? However, this method was indeed feasible and effective. Yes, this is the difficulty for this scheming fox. On the one hand, he can choose the most advantageous method, and on the other hand, he can achieve his goal extremely covertly. Moreover, there is nothing you can do about him, because once the seeds of doubt are If you sow, you will always wait until the day when it will bear fruit.
Below Chencang City.
The goose feather snow was still falling non-stop, and in front of the military formation in Wuzhangyuan, a huge Qingluo umbrella stood in front. The surrounding sergeants swept away the snow under the umbrella, began to set up tables and beef and mutton wine, and moved two A bed (now a cross stool) was placed on both sides.
"Wei Right General Zhang He, please ask Prefect Li to speak below the city!"
On top of the city, Li Xian stood supporting the wall. Hearing Zhang He's shout, he frowned, then straightened his brows and ordered: "Xu Zhi, you go with me, General."
Zhang Ning quickly grabbed Li Xian and said, "General, how can we go to the dangerous place in front of the battle in person? If Zhang He's fellow is cheating, wouldn't the general be in danger?"
Li Xian heard this and patted Zhang Ning's shoulder: "General, it's okay. You have the bed crossbows lying on both sides of the city. Once I'm in danger, release the arrows immediately. The other people must guard the city. When I'm not around, you will also It’s well arranged, isn’t it?”
Zhang Ning wanted to persuade him again: "But...General, it's dangerous."
But he was interrupted by Xu Zhi: "Don't worry, I'm here, the general will be fine."
The two immediately left Chencang. In fact, Li Xian was not defenseless at all. At least he was wearing a full-body protective rattan armor with a visor. Unless he was really a powerful tiger general like Wang Shuangxuzhi, it would be extremely difficult to break through. difficult.
"Uncle, you're all right here!" Li Xian said with a fake smile.
Zhang He was shocked when he saw that Li Xian came with such enthusiasm, and replied calmly: "Uncle is fine, but your master is fine?"
Li Xian immediately pretended to cry and said, "Hey! To be honest, Master, Master passed away in the middle of the night last night."
Zhang He was even more surprised: "Is this true?"
"It's absolutely true. Could it be possible that my nephew can still deceive his uncle?" Li Xian pretended to cry hard and threw his head back to cry.
Zhang He became suspicious, but he stood up, picked up the wine glass and said, "My nephew, don't mourn too much. Now that General Zilong has passed away, why not abandon the dark side and join the bright side and come to the Wei Dynasty?"
Li Xian shook his head and said: "What are you talking about, General Zhang? Loyal ministers have nothing to do with the two masters. I think back when the heroes were divided, Lu Bu was invincible in the world. Just because he defected everywhere, he got the name of a slave with three surnames. Even my nephew No matter how bad it is, I won’t do such a thing.”
Zhang He laughed loudly when he heard this: "Nephew, this time is not that time, and the world is divided into three parts. This so-called good bird chooses a tree to roost, and a good minister chooses his master to do his work, how can he be hanged on a tree?"
Li Xian also laughed loudly: "Hey, uncle, what you said is wrong. What we eat is Han dew, and what we do is Han ministers. Unlike uncle, who eats Han Fu's grain and thinks about Yuan Shao, what we eat is Han Fu's food." Yuan Shao's food is thinking about Cao Cao again? Huh? Uncle Master, you seem to be a slave of the third surname too, right?"
Zhang He was furious when he heard this: "Good boy! How dare you anger me!"
Li Xian still said calmly: "Ah? How dare my nephew anger the general? He just quoted Lu Fengxian's story. Some people don't have Lu Fengxian's ability, but they have Lu Fengxian's integrity. They are still barking and yelling here. Tsk Gee, that’s extremely shameless.”
Zhang He was suddenly furious. Seeing that his nephew, whom he had never met before, had embarrassed himself in front of the three armies, he tried to regain his face and forced a smile to say: "Uncle Liu Huang, you surrendered." There are no fewer princes than us."
Li Xian laughed again and said, "Uncle Master's words really made everyone laugh."
Zhang He was angry but puzzled for a moment, so he had to suppress his anger and asked: "Why is my nephew laughing?"
"Uncle Xiao is really a fool. Everyone in the world has the surname Liu, so there is no such thing as defecting!"
Zhang He couldn't bear it anymore and cursed: "You can stop using your words here. I will kill you one day and conquer the land of Shu!"
"What a coincidence. The same goes for my uncle and my nephew. They will definitely go straight to Luoyang in the future. However, the heads of the slaves of the three surnames of my uncle are not worthy of my sword. I'd better bury you next to Yuan Benchu's grave and see where you go. How can you meet your old master?" Li Xian sneered.
Zhang He became even more angry when he heard this, and immediately left...
