Yu Yi bowed and said: "As far as I know, Sima Yi still has a lot of corpse soldiers. If he lets them out, it will be unthinkable. Therefore, our Wu-Shu alliance cannot be broken!" Sun Quan nodded and said: "That's it. !”
In this way, Soochow Wu and Xi Shu established a new alliance, and Yu Yi also returned to Jingzhou. After three years, the imperial court had moved Lu Xun to Jingzhou Nanjun, while Kong Ming was recuperating in Hanzhong and preparing for the next Northern Expedition.
Due to being away from home for a long time, Yu Yi was very tired of the many trivial matters in the court. With his wife and concubines around him, he had to spend a lot of energy every day. He had no choice but to leave the management of the court affairs to Huang Zhuri, while he cooperated with Huang Shumin of Xiangyang City. The troops are in full swing, preparing to advance simultaneously with the next Northern Expedition.
Yuyi used advanced technology to quickly restore production in Jingzhou. At the same time, he encouraged people to have children, encouraged merchants from the Central Plains to invest, and lowered the threshold. Jingzhou became one of the most prosperous cities in the country.
As time passed, the people in both Sichuan and Sichuan lived a prosperous life, with sufficient food and equipment for their troops and horses. The people were grateful to Yu Yi for his kindness and offered to join the army to contribute to the country. It was the spring and February of the twelfth year of Jianxing, and Kong Ming made a special trip from Hanzhong. He rushed to the court of Nanqun in Jingzhou and reported: "I have shown sympathy to the sergeants and have restored production in Western Shu for three years. There is abundant food and grass, complete weapons, and strong men and horses. It is also time to invade the Wei Kingdom in the north. Now we do not sweep away the country." Traitors, if you restore the Central Plains, I will never come back to see Your Majesty!"
Yu Yi nodded and said: "Jingzhou has developed gratifyingly in the past three years. According to Longzhong's idea, we can send troops in two directions to restore the Central Plains."
At this moment, someone from the class came out and suggested: "Now Jingzhou is also our land. Wei, Wu, and Shu have become a tripartite situation. They have never taken the initiative to attack others. Why doesn't the Prime Minister enjoy some peaceful time? ?”
Yu Yi looked over and saw that the man was an old minister of Western Shu. He was about to retort when Kong Ming spoke first and said: "I received the kindness of the late emperor. Every time I couldn't sleep, I was thinking about the strategy to conquer Wei. I will do my best to restore the Central Plains and revive the Han Dynasty in Western Shu. This is my long-cherished wish."
Yu Yi added: "The Prime Minister and I have the same idea. Today is just the opportunity. Tell us what you think, and you will avoid death penalty!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone from the class stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, you can't raise troops to attack the Central Plains!" Everyone saw that this person was Qiao Zhou.
Yu Yi was still very familiar with him. Qiao Zhou was an official in Taishi and was a very powerful astronomical observer. He had accurately predicted some previous events. When he heard Yu Yi asking everyone to speak freely, he stood up and said: " I am now in charge of Si Tiantai. Whenever I observe something that brings disaster or blessing, I have to report it. Recently, tens of thousands of birds have flown from the south and thrown into the Han River to their death. This is an ominous sign. I saw it again. When I went to the sky, I saw that Kuixing was in the middle of Taibai. The strong energy was in the north, which was not conducive to the crusade against Wei. Rumors have been prevalent among the people recently. They all said that the people in Hanzhong heard the cypress trees crying loudly at night. It was very strange. These are This is a sign of disaster, the Prime Minister should give up the Northern Expedition and not act rashly!"
Kongming was very excited after hearing this. He knew that the Northern Expedition and the restoration of the Han Dynasty were his lifelong mission. Moreover, he also knew that his health was deteriorating. If he waited any longer, he might pass away before the Central Plains could be restored. So he said: "I have suffered With the entrustment of the late emperor and the trust of the new emperor, we should do our best to defeat the bandits. How can we waste the important affairs of the country with false disasters!"
Yu Yi advised: "Now the land in Jingzhou is under our control. Some time ago, even the Corpse King was not our opponent. Although there were some strange phenomena during this period, we should find out the reasons. If they are indiscriminate, they will be killed." I’m afraid it’s inappropriate to associate the vision with our attack on the Central Plains.”
Kongming paid homage to the new emperor, and ordered a minister to set up a Tailao sacrifice in Zhaolie's temple. He cried and told: "I, Zhuge Liang, have been out of Qishan five times and have not obtained any land in the Central Plains. My sin is really not light. Now I am ready to command the whole country again." Army, go out from Qishan again, wipe out the Han traitors, restore the Central Plains, devote yourself to death, and die!"
Yu Yi consoled him: "The great cause of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is already very difficult. Your failure to succeed is only temporary. Now that we have taken Jingzhou into our hands, the restoration of the Central Plains is just around the corner. You can rest assured and go to the Northern Expedition again. I will unite with Soochow and restore the Central Plains." Increase the pressure and help you deal with Sima Yi!"
Kongming was very moved after hearing this. He bid farewell to the new emperor and returned to Hanzhong overnight. He summoned all the generals to discuss leaving Qishan again and vowed to restore the Central Plains. At this moment, soldiers suddenly came to report that Guan Xing was seriously ill and passed away. Kongming After hearing this, Fang Sheng burst into tears. He was so sad that he fainted on the ground. It took a long time to recover. After everyone tried to persuade him, Kong Ming became more emotionally stable and sighed: "Poor loyal people, God will not give them a long life. Now I just When we leave Qishan, we will lose another general!"
Kongming led the 340,000 Shu army out of Qishan in five groups. He ordered Jiang Wei and Wei Yan to serve as vanguards, and they all went out to collect the troops. He also ordered Li Hui to transport the grain and grass to the crossing and wait.
In the Wei State, because a green dragon flew out of the Mopo Well in the past, the year was changed to the first year of Qinglong. It was the spring and February of the second year of Qinglong. Some officials came to report: "I came from the border to report the news, saying that it was the Shu army. An army of 300,000 was assembled and divided into five groups to attack Qishan."
Cao Rui, the leader of Wei, was very surprised. He quickly summoned Sima Yi and asked, "Since Shu captured Jingzhou, it has not attacked us for three years. Now that Zhuge Liang is out of Qishan again, what should we do?"
Sima Yi said: "I observed the stars at night recently and saw that the momentum in the Central Plains was very strong. Kuixing was guilty of Taibai, which was unfavorable to the situation in Xichuan. Kongming thought that he was superior in resourcefulness and went against the will of heaven, which was his own destruction. I entrust your majesty with great blessings." , when we go to the front line to resist the enemy, I hope that I can recommend four people to go together."
Cao Rui asked: "Who do you recommend?"
Sima Yi said: "Xiahou Yuan has four sons, the eldest son Xia Houba, also named Zhongquan, the second son Xia Houwei, named Ji Quan, the third son Xia Houhui, named Zhiquan, the fourth son Xiahou Quan, named Yiquan, Ba and Wei. Hui, He, and others are excellent in martial arts and know some strategies. These four are often ready to avenge their fathers. I now recommend Xiahou Ba and Xia Houwei as the left and right vanguards. Xiahou Hui and Xiahou He are the marching commanders to discuss strategies together. Retreat the Shu army."
Cao Rui said: "Before, Xia Houlin's son-in-law violated the law and killed and injured many people. He still dares not come back because of shame. Now are these four people together with Xia Houlin's son-in-law?"
He replied: "None of these four people can be compared with Xia Houlin."
Cao Rui agreed to this request and appointed Sima Yi as the Commander-in-Chief. All appointments of officers and soldiers, and the deployment of frontline troops and horses were all under Sima Yi's charge. All the people and horses were at their disposal. After Sima Yi accepted the order, he said goodbye and left the city.
