The heavy rain was pouring, and the first high tide also ushered in the Wei River Plain, and a lot of river water began to pour into Chencang, a relatively low-lying town.
Zhuge Liang is in the military camp.
"Li Xian!" Zhuge Liang sat in the tent with a serious face and immediately called out Li Xian.
Li Xian felt that Zhuge Liang seemed a little angry, so he immediately raised his hands and said: "Prime Minister! The general is here!"
"You mobilized your troops without permission and did not obey the general's orders. What crime should you be guilty of?" Zhuge Liang said angrily.
Li Xian was confused when he was asked, so he had to raise his hands and said: "Prime Minister...Prime Minister? General...?" He was speechless for a moment when he was asked.
Zhuge Liang immediately burst out laughing: "Hurry up, Han! I'm just teasing you!" He immediately stepped forward to help Li Xian up.
"Han Xing's fighting style in this battle is really quite the style of the champion." Zhuge Liang smiled again.
Li Xian quickly held up his hands and said, "The Prime Minister is ridiculous. If the Prime Minister hadn't planned to hold Sima Yi back, the general would not have succeeded."
Wei Yan, who was under the tent, suddenly said: "Hey, Han Xing, why are you so modest? Cao Rui's dragon robes were cut off, and everyone returned to Chang'an. This is a great achievement. Now Sima Yi also takes a detour to Jingshui to return." After arriving at Tongguan, as I say, you might as well go to the pass tomorrow and see the Thieves Pursuing Monument in Hanxing, and take it with you in Chang'an as well."
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he closed his eyes and suddenly opened them and said: "Wen Chang! Don't move lightly. I want to abandon Chencang and return to Liangzhou."
All the soldiers under the tent were puzzled and even began to whisper among themselves. Wei Yan's eyes were as big as copper bells.
Jiang Wei also took the lead to step forward and cupped his hands: "Prime Minister, why did you just abandon such a strong city? Prime Minister, this is the gateway to Guanzhong?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said nothing, then looked at Wei Yan: "Chang Wen, are you willing to give up?"
"Who would give up the city they got? Many soldiers earned it with their lives!" Wei Yan obviously looked unconvinced.
"What about Han Xing? What do you think?"
"Prime Minister, the rainy season on the Weishui River has been advanced two months this year. With such heavy rain, Chencang is afraid that there will be floods, and Sima Yi is afraid that he will not directly pick up the pie." Li Xian cupped his hands.
Wei Yan and Jiang Wei suddenly understood. They both looked at the heavy rain outside the tent and immediately fell into deep thought.
"So what's Han Xing's clever plan?" Zhuge Liang nodded and just asked.
Li Xian was helpless and had no choice but to say: "Prime Minister, I don't have any clever plans. Sima Yi is extremely good at defense. Now he is firmly guarding Tongguan and blocking the road to Chang'an. Our army cannot conquer such a powerful pass in a short time."
Zhuge Liang also sighed and said, "If Cao Zhen was leading the army, why would he be so worried today?"
….
Inside Chang'an Palace.
An imperial doctor was checking Cao Rui's pulse with a solemn expression. Cao Zhen was pacing back and forth at the foot of the stairs, his face extremely anxious. After waiting for a while, he immediately felt impatient and asked: "Are you okay? How is your majesty?"
The imperial doctor calmly put away the medicine box and said, "General Zidan, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Cao Zhen immediately stepped back and asked: "Imperial physician, how is your Majesty's health?"
The imperial doctor shook his head and said: "General Zidan, your Majesty's kidney deficiency is probably caused by indulgence in sex. In addition, you were caught in the rain last night and contracted the wind and cold. I would like to ask, does your Majesty have any old illness?"
Cao Zhen tried hard to remember, and just replied: "Your Majesty had a lung disease when he was a child, but he recovered later? Don't scare me, what is your Majesty's condition?"
The imperial doctor just shook his head and said: "General Zidan, your majesty needs to rest for this illness. It's just that I can't stay in Chang'an anymore. It's better to go back to Luoyang as soon as possible to recuperate."
Cao Zhen nodded when he heard this, and immediately rewarded the imperial doctor with some money and asked the imperial doctor to withdraw.
As soon as the imperial doctor left, Cao Zhen immediately pulled him out and stood outside the hall waiting for Cao Rui's male favorite. He punched her in the face, and his eye sockets immediately began to become red and swollen.
"General, have mercy on me! General, have mercy on me!"
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard! If it weren't for you, Your Majesty would be like this!" Cao Zhen was furious. Apparently he didn't care whether this person was a noble person personally named by His Majesty. On the one hand, it may be out of his overflowing loyalty, and on the other hand, On the one hand, it may be because of his concern for his nephew as an uncle.
"General, spare your life! General, spare your life!" The noble man could only squat down with his head in his arms. How could he withstand Cao Zhen's punches with such a strong body.
"General, general, stop it quickly. If you beat him, your majesty will probably punish him!" Fei Yao, Cao Zhen's lieutenant general, quickly stepped forward and grabbed him, fearing that this noble man would be beaten to death by Cao Zhen here.
Cao Zhen was beating and scolding, but his eyes were red. After being grabbed by Fei Yao, he could only raise his head and cry: "There are powerful enemies outside and powerful ministers inside. I can't control Zhuge Liang outside, and I can't control Sima Yi inside. Even this noble man can’t be beaten, that’s all, let them go.”
Seeing Cao Zhen stop, the noble man ran away quickly, driven by Fei Yao's eyes. Cao Zhen seemed to have lost his spirit and wandered out of the palace. He didn't care about the heavy rain and went straight to find a wine shop to sit down.
"General, would you like some drinks?" The waiter saw that he was dressed like this and thought that he must be an important guest, so he hurried forward and asked.
"Bring all your best wine! I want to drink to my heart's content! By the way, here's a storyteller. If I want to hear a new story, tell me. I have a lot of money. Let him tell me that I'm drunk. That's it!" Cao Zhen said.
Cao Zhen casually took out a bag of silver coins and threw it over. When the store owner saw the heavy coins, he immediately beamed with joy. He quickly served his own aged wine and called the most famous local storyteller.
The gentleman bowed his hands and said, "I wonder which book list the general wants to hear?"
Cao Zhen didn't answer. He drank three bowls of wine and said, "Just talk about the latest. I'm tired of hearing this, the old general?"
The storyteller looked puzzled and raised his hands: "General... General, do you really want to hear the latest?"
Cao Zhen said angrily: "You are so verbose, do you want to say it or not?"
The storyteller hurriedly apologized: "Tell me, general, don't be angry, general, don't be angry."
The storyteller cleared his throat and said: "Let's say that this episode is called Guan Yunchang's white horse beheading Yan Liang, Emperor Wu's great defeat of Yuan Benchu..."
"Bah! How many years ago is this old joke? Give me something new!" Cao Zhen had already drunk three cups of wine, and he was already drunk at this moment. He asked: "You are all famous generals of the enemy country. I, Zhang Junyi of the Great Wei Dynasty, The general is not inferior to others, tell me about General Zhang."
"Ah, general..." The storyteller seemed to be hesitant. This hesitation only aroused Cao Zhen's anger. Cao Zhen suddenly drew his sword and cursed angrily: "If you don't tell me, I will kill you!"
"Tell me! General, spare your life!"
Cao Zhen then sheathed his sword and listened quietly.
"This time, Zhang Junyi fought fiercely in Shangfang Valley... Let's say that General Zhang He and General Li Xian were fighting in the valley. The two spears turned the world upside down, and the sun and moon were dim. Who knew that Li Xian invited Xu Da, the god of Shangfang Valley, and Weishui Water God Xu Er helps..."
"roll!"
Cao Zhen had lost all interest at the moment. A roar completely interrupted the storyteller's rhythm. The storyteller had no choice but to leave in despair. Not long after, Cao Zhen, who had lost his temper, fell drunk on the table. Fei Yao also came over at this moment and immediately He asked someone to send Cao Zhen back to his house to sober up.
An hour later, Cao Zhen woke up and saw that Fei Yao was still waiting for him. He immediately stood up and said, "General Fei, it's already late, why wait like this?"
Fei Yao then said: "I feel helpless after listening to the general's words during the day. I am afraid that the general will lose his spirit, so I came here to comfort the general."
Cao Zhen shook his head and said: "General Fei, you are a loyal and good general of the Wei Dynasty. To be honest, I have never felt so powerless. Now that Zhang He is dead and my military power has been taken away, no one can control Sima Yi anymore. This son will definitely be in serious trouble in time, and I am afraid that the Cao family will not be protected."
Fei Yao shook his head when he heard this and said: "General, you must not think like this. Your Majesty is sleeping now, but he is the hero of the world. Now that Zhang He is dead, the only one who can control Sima Yi is the general. Why don't the general just sit back and watch? Then How can Sima Yi be Zhuge Liang's opponent? When Sima Yi is defeated, the general comes out to turn the tide. Isn't it a great achievement? How can he be defeated easily?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Zhen cheered up instantly, but then turned around and said, "If it is true as General Fei said, then I don't have to be like this, General."
Fei Yao added: "Then what Sima Yi just wants is to have military autonomy, so why not let him have military autonomy for a while and let's see him and Zhuge Liang fight in front of the formation and see who benefits from it."
"Hahahaha, okay, General Fei's plan is very clever. Why didn't I, the general, think of it? If this happens, Sima Yi will die if he advances, and if he retreats, he will die, as long as he is exhausted from fighting Zhuge Liang, hahahaha , Okay, what a great idea!" Cao Zhen was overjoyed and immediately felt energetic again.
"Report! Your Majesty is awake! General Xuan Zidan has an audience!"
When Cao Zhen heard this, he immediately became interested and immediately packed up his clothes and went to see the driver.
When he arrived at the palace, he discovered that Sima Yi was also kneeling below, and the two of them knelt together.
Cao Rui looked pale and asked: "Xuan and you two are here. I have something important to discuss with you. Now that Zhuge Liang and his troops have already reached Tongguan to the north of Wuzhangyuan, do you two have a way to retreat from the enemy? Commander Sima, please tell me first. Ahem..."
Sima Yi then raised the wat tablet and said: "Your Majesty, there is no way to retreat from the enemy now. The only way is to defend according to danger. The grain road in Shu is difficult to transport, and the land in Liangzhou is barren. The grain is always Zhuge Liang's. Weakness, as long as we stick to it until the spring of next year, send another envoy to persuade Soochow to use all the troops in Jingzhou to attack Yong'an, so that Zhuge Liang can't look at each other, and Zhuge Liang will go on his own!"
"Bullshit! How can we, the great army of the Wei Dynasty, insist on not fighting? You clearly want to support the invaders to respect themselves. Your Majesty, this Sima Yi is so ambitious..." Before Cao Zhen could finish, he saw Cao Rui just looking at him, Then he stopped talking.
Cao Rui said: "Captain Sima used this strategy before when Guan Yu invaded. If he uses it again today, wouldn't he be afraid of Zhuge Liang seeing through it?"
Sima Yi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this is a conspiracy. Even if Zhuge Liang sees through it, it doesn't matter. Once Shu fights on two fronts, its national power will inevitably collapse. At that time, all we can do is sit back and reap the benefits."
"Does Governor Sima have any envoy candidates?" Cao Rui asked.
"I recommend Jiang Taiwei." Sima Yi replied.
Cao Rui nodded, "Jiang Ji is a wily and resourceful person. I am deeply satisfied with this person. I didn't expect that Governor Sima also kept it secret..." Cao Rui smiled coldly and looked at him. Sima Yi himself stared with eyes as big as copper bells, and said: "Proclaim my decree, add Cao Zhen as the Great Sima...ahem...Commander...Commander of Yongliang Military Affairs, Sima Yi will be...as Deputy Governor...return Cao Zhen is restrained. I will return to Luoyang soon. Please respect yourself! Get off... get off."
After Cao Rui finished speaking, he collapsed on the hospital bed...
