As soon as Zhang Fei left the house, Fazheng joked to Pang Tong: "Yide still likes Shizai. I spent a lot of effort to conquer Jiang Wei, but I thought he would train him well? But after conquering Tianshui, the prime minister wanted him."
"Deng Shizai is ready, Jiang Boyue still needs to be cultivated. How can Yide's impatience be tolerated? Boyue spent some time in Mianyang, and his love for the land is not as good as Shizai." Pang Tong explained with a smile.
Liu Bei stroked his beard and affirmed: "Deng Shizai has worked hard for the country these years, and six out of twenty this year are yet to get married. Ziyu has written this time asking me to marry him. Do the two Qing families have any good marriage recommendations?"
Deng Ai went to Shu to farm in a low-key manner, while Lantian started running schools aggressively in Jiaozhou. The scholars in Jing and Yi states did not have a good impression of their masters and apprentices. Later, Liu Bei won the victory in Hanzhong and became king, and the four heroes of Ziwuling attacked Chang'an. The scholars who originally looked at them coldly People have to admire Lantian master and apprentice, and many people pay attention to Deng Ai. Some people who even approached him privately for matchmaking were rejected by Deng Ai because he was the elder.
Pang Tong and Fazheng had an idea after hearing this, and they both thought of their respective candidates. As a result, Pang Tong spoke quickly and said first: "Wei Wei (Chen Zhen)'s youngest daughter is just in age. She is young and beautiful, and has a decent upbringing. She and Shi Zai are from Nanyang." Sir, I wonder what your Majesty thinks?"
Liu Bei first nodded in response, and then looked at Fazheng: "It seems that there are also candidates for Taiwei?"
"Uh, I remember that the servant (Huang Quan) also has a daughter in his family. She is about fourteen or fifteen years old, and she is a good match for General Deng." Fa Zheng answered with his hand.
"Deng Shizai is so lucky. The daughters recommended by the ministers and others are all the daughters of Jiuqing. I asked Deshun (Lai Gong) to go and find out first. I don't know if Xiaoqi (Chen Zhen) and Gongheng (Huang Quan) have any promises. "To others." Liu Bei suddenly remembered Gan Qian and his marriage to Lantian. Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye.
Liu Bei had no direct choice and should be weighing the pros and cons. Lantian was now in the limelight, and his disciples were also rising. In addition, Deng Ai was very popular with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, so he became a close friend of the Jingzhou and Dongzhou factions.
Liu Bei was silent about the melancholy past, which made the atmosphere in the small hall slightly awkward. Pang Tong and Fazheng looked at each other and thought to themselves, Your Majesty is not thinking wildly, right?
"Your Majesty, the three generals are about to send troops to Longyou. Why don't we send a message to Cao Zhen?" Fazheng then changed the subject.
"Sending a message to Cao Zhen?" Liu Bei immediately woke up.
Fazheng nodded and explained, "Without a general in charge of Longyou, who can stop Yide and Meng Qi? If they took Longyou and continued north to Jincheng and Wuwei, and then circled back to cut off the Yellow River ferry, Cao Zhen's tens of thousands of troops would have to Sleepy and peaceful."
"What Xiaozhi means is that we spread false information so that Cao Zhen can cause chaos without attacking?" Liu Bei understood immediately and thought to himself, isn't this following Lan Ziyu's example of using false information to disrupt the morale of the army?
"Cao Zhen has 50,000 Yongliang main troops, and the total troops of Chang'an and Tianshui are only 50,000. It is really not suitable to fight with each other. Anding County alone cannot support these tens of thousands of troops. The cultivated land area on both sides of the Jingshui River is limited. If all the livestock are slaughtered, As military food, where will there be seedlings for grazing in the coming year? Therefore, their food needs to be supplemented by Wuwei. Let us release the news about Yide. Your Majesty, do you think Cao Zhen is panicking?" Fa Zheng replied meaningfully.
"Wonderful, these words can defeat thousands of armies." Liu Bei clapped his hands and applauded.
Pang Tong then added: "The news of Zhang Ji's death will inevitably reach Anding. Cao Zhen will definitely divide his troops and retreat. Your Majesty should mobilize his troops and generals to take the initiative to make Cao Zhen feel the crisis firsthand, and maybe he can win Anding in one fell swoop."
"Old General Huang had a grudge against Zhang He and wanted to avenge the death of General Yan. Why don't Your Majesty help him?" Fazheng suggested, stroking his beard.
Liu Bei frowned and hesitated: "The old general is resolute and quick. Cao Zhen and Zhang He are not ordinary people. I would not be worried if he is sent alone to go on an expedition."
"I would like to go with you." Fa Zheng stood up and asked for a tassel.
Liu Bei shook his head gently, "I have only just ascended the throne, and I still have to rely on the Second Minister for many government affairs. Besides, Xiaozhi has always been in poor health and needs to take regular decoctions to recover. How can I be willing to let you go on an expedition? I will leave these expeditions to the generals. manage."
"But you're not worried about Old General Huang?" Fazheng looked curious.
"Zilong has always been steady and has cooperated with the old general many times. The two of them went on the expedition together, so I felt relieved." It turns out that Liu Bei already had a candidate in mind.
"As the governor of Liangzhou, it is natural for General Zhao to lead the Western Expedition, but he is currently guarding Huayin and supervising Tongguan. If he is transferred, who can succeed him? Then Zhu Ling is a famous general in Wei." Pang Tong reminded.
"Zilong came to report a few days ago. In recent times, the Tongguan garrison has not come to Huayin to test again. Zhu Ling also sent people to set up defenses in Puban. He is worried that we will forcefully cross the Yellow River and bypass Tongguan. It is obviously because Cao Pi sent troops to In Huainan, the generals at Tongguan showed their timidity, and I plan to let Gongzhong (Liu Feng) replace Zilong." Liu Bei looked grim.
"The young general is fierce and fierce. He is indeed a suitable candidate. Now that we are sending troops from Anding and Longyou, we can see the wind surging in the northwest. It will be difficult for Cao Zhen this winter." Pang Tong looked relaxed.
Liu Bei had a sudden idea and said: "Ziyu set up a competition arena and let the two counties in the west of Yangzhou compete with the three counties in the east. Can I also let Yide and others compete?"
"Well, with the help of Meng Qi in Yide, and there are no generals guarding the counties in Longxi, and there are many brave generals in the direction of Anping Cao Zhen, aren't Zilong and General Huang destined to lose?" Pang Tong shook his head.
Fazheng stretched out his right index finger and swung it back and forth like a pointer, with a mysterious smile on his face: "You can't tell what happens on the battlefield. What if General Huang is lucky? He is Your Majesty's lucky general."
"Luck? It's too illusory. If Xiaozhi is so sure, why not have a bet with me? How about three months' salary?" Pang Tong believed that in the face of absolute strength, luck could hardly influence the outcome of the battle.
"Huh? Is Situ in a hurry lately? You can obviously grab it directly, but you still want to bet with me, but I also want to take a gamble. March will be March." Fa Zheng deliberately joked.
Pang Tong suddenly smiled and said: "The Taiwei has a lot of money, I will help you Huahua lighten your burden, please bear witness to Your Majesty."
"Haha, so interesting? I can't witness it in vain. Whoever wins will share half of it with me." Liu Bei was in a great mood when he saw the harmony between the two.
"Has Your Majesty been influenced by General Song? The merchants in Chang'an are not as powerful as you." Fazheng also smiled.
Chang'an started moving as soon as Zhang Fei left. Most of the grain harvested in Guanzhong Autumn was not stored in the warehouse and was directly loaded into trucks to become military rations ready for dispatch. When Zhao Yun handed over the defense of Huayin and returned to the capital, Fazheng asked Huang Zhong to deliberately send scouts in the direction of Anding. , ostensibly to spy on Anding's defense situation, but actually 'leaked' Chang'an's military mobilization.
October is a peaceful month with cold wind cutting across the face.
Fifty thousand Yongliang's main troops were scattered and stationed in the narrow valleys on both sides of the Jingshui River. From the moment they lost the hinterland of Guanzhong, the only thing left to wait for Cao Zhen was chronic death, and the 'critical illness notice' came very quickly.
(End of chapter)
