In late spring, the earth comes to life again, and the mountains and forests are filled with a vibrant scene.
The tender green all over the mountains and plains is like a picture scroll covered in emerald green silk, gently unfolding in the mountains.
The paths in the mountains are dotted with flowers, and the flowers are so dense that they are as red as fire, as white as snow, and as purple as smoke. The various colors are intertwined together to form a colorful picture.
Butterflies flutter among them, like elves among flowers, sometimes resting lightly on flowers, sometimes dancing gracefully, adding liveliness and vitality to this mountain forest.
The mountains in the distance seem to be dyed with a light emerald green, and the mist between the mountains curls up, like a fairyland.
The Funiu Mountains are winding and winding, the Laojieling ridge is narrow and steep, and there are countless high mountains and cliffs, but at the foot of the giant mountain, it is very lively.
Liu Chan led a group of officials, as well as Runan scholars and others, to the foot of Tiantai Mountain in the Funiu Mountains to hold a spring hunt.
Everyone was dressed in various costumes, some were wearing bright brocade robes, and some were wearing hunting clothes. They were all full of energy and energy.
Liu Chan was wearing a brocade robe and a jade crown, looking extraordinary.
On the hunting ground, all kinds of hunting equipment are neatly arranged. Hunters on horseback hold long bows, and hunters on foot hold short spears.
The hounds jumped and played under the command of their masters, as if they could feel the coming excitement.
The Runan scholars were in high spirits and walked together one after another. While talking and behaving, they would glance at Liu Chan inadvertently.
Field hunting, field hunting.
Although hunting in the field is interesting, being an official is even more interesting!
If he can be reused by the crown prince of Hanzhong, it can be said that he will have to work hard for twenty years, and his ancestral graves will be full of smoke.
"Everyone, just have fun hunting today. Of course, if anyone among you can get the first place, I will also give you a bonus."
Clang!
Liu Chan pulled out the sword from his waist and said, "Whoever can get the first place, I will give the sword from my waist to this person."
That's His Highness's sword!
Many people were breathing rapidly.
Although the sword was made of ordinary iron, its meaning was different when it was related to the crown prince of Hanzhong.
How can I not be noticed by His Highness if I have His Highness's sword?
Wouldn't it be a matter of course for it to be reused by then?
Is this His Highness testing our abilities?
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely get this sword!"
"Bragging! That belongs to me, Mr. Zhao!"
"It is our duty to restore the Chen family's reputation. I, Chen, want this sword!"
Seeing the heated atmosphere in the venue, Liu Chan nodded and nodded to Zhang Bao beside him. The latter opened his voice and immediately shouted: "The field hunting has begun, which lasts for two hours. I returned here two hours ago. Check the harvest."
As soon as Zhang Bao finished speaking, a cheerful voice sounded in the mountains and forests.
Swords and guns clashed, arrows roared, some hunters chased on horseback, and some lurked on foot. The beasts panicked and fled in all directions, while the hunters pursued them, showing superb hunting skills.
From time to time there were cheers, and when someone successfully caught prey, the cheers were even deafening. Excited laughter, shouts, and the sound of horse hooves intertwined together.
And Liu Chan was among them, galloping on the hunting grounds with civil servants and generals.
Whoosh~
Liu Chan bent his bow and shot, immediately hitting the deer's neck. The latter fluttered and fell to the ground.
"Your Highness is a great shooter, we respect you!"
The former Yiyang County Magistrate, now Runan Biejia, rushed forward to congratulate him.
"Your Highness can shoot a deer with an arrow, and he can conquer the world immediately. It's just a mere Wei rebellion against Cao Pi, it's not worth mentioning!"
Li Ji, the former prefect of Runan and now the prefect of Runan, also hurriedly came forward to compliment him.
certainly
The reason why he can still serve as the governor of Runan is because Liu Chan has not appointed a new governor of Runan.
Faced with unknown variables and the one-in-a-ten thousand possibility of keeping his black hat, Li Ji acted like a dog to Liu Chan during this period.
"It's just shooting skills, nothing worth mentioning."
Naturally, Liu Chan wouldn't take the compliments from these people to heart.
"Your Highness."
Just as Liu Chan was bending his bow and preparing to shoot the prey in the hunting ground, Fei Yi quickly walked to Liu Chan's side, his head covered with sweat. He stepped forward and whispered: "Your Highness, there is urgent news."
Urgent report?
Liu Chan frowned, and then became nonchalant again.
"You go to the tent first to find Military Advisor Kong Ming."
"Your Highness, urgent report, this is"
"Today's matter is also very important."
Looking at Liu Chan's majestic eyes, Fei Yi nodded and said, "No."
After Fei Yi left, Liu Chan said with a smile as if nothing had happened: "Come, look over there, there is a rabbit, let me shoot it with one arrow."
After saying that, there was a whoosh, and the arrow flew, quickly piercing a hole in the rabbit.
"His Royal Highness is a perfect shot!"
"Your Highness is a master of shooting, I really want to fall to the ground!"
After a field hunt, Liu Chan also completed his hunting performance. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked straight into the camp.
"What's the rush? Are you panicking?"
Hunting in the fields in the Funiu Mountains today was naturally not Liu Chanxian's fault.
But it has a political purpose.
The army is pressing down on the territory, the morale of the army is unstable, and the attitude of the Runan nobles is even more erratic.
Liu Chan held a field hunt this time to give them confidence.
Pretending to be confident of victory.
Fei Yi's breathing was still a little rapid, and he said quickly: "As His Highness expected, Lan Zhan is really going to rebel, and he also has the Wei army's defense map in his hand. This matter is extremely urgent, and I dare not delay for a moment!"
"oh?"
Liu Chan sat on the main seat and took a sip of the herbal tea handed to him by his personal guard, with a look of curiosity on his face.
"Is there any letter?"
"This is a secret message from Lan Zhan commending him."
Fei Yi quickly handed the letter to Liu Chan.
Gently opening the letter and reading the contents inside, Liu Chan had a look of contemplation on his face.
"This matter is too strange."
Liu Chan's index finger tapped lightly on the desk in front of him.
Tuk-tuk-tuk~
"What a coincidence. How could Lan Zhan still obtain the military defense map when he was targeted by Sima Yi?"
Liu Chan's eyes were fixed on Zhuge Liang, who was sitting on the first seat on the left side of the tent.
"What does the military advisor think?"
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan slightly, raised his upper body, and said, "There is indeed something fishy about this matter."
Fei Yi said on the side: "Lan Zhan obtained the defense map of the army after he got the Baoxin County Lieutenant drunk. According to the information from the Military Department, the Baoxin County Lieutenant was indeed put in high regard by Lu Chang. Therefore, It makes sense to have a defense map in the army."
Liu Chan didn't think so.
"What is reasonable at this moment is the greatest unreasonableness."
His eyes were deep and dark, and he said: "Needless to say, this must be Sima Zhongda's treacherous plan."
"Since it's a treacherous plot, why don't we just do what we said before and just seek Baoxin City instead of attacking the camp." Prince Zhan Shi Dong Yun stepped forward and said.
If Lan Zhan rebels today, he will naturally gain some benefits.
We can't let Lan Zhanbai rebel!
After all, the Runan Lan clan behind Lan Zhan is also part of the Runan gentry. Now that the Runan gentry wants to join them, don't you accept it?
What do the other Runan nobles think?
"That's right. Now that you have this opportunity, you can't let it go. Your Highness, I am willing to lead the army to fight!"
The so-called early bird catches the worm.
When E Huan and the others followed the Runan nobles into the mountains and fields to hunt, he was always with His Highness.
It’s not just about protecting, it’s also about taking credit and looking for opportunities!
No!
Now the opportunity presented itself to him.
"Sima Zhongda is not an easy person, how could he look down upon us?"
"What do you mean, Your Highness?"
Fei Yi frowned.
"To deal with stupid people, his strategy may be able to lure the enemy deep and achieve victory. However, he knows our wisdom. Perhaps, it is not impossible that he will do the opposite. Military advisor, What do you think?"
Doing the opposite?
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "It is indeed possible."
"Then you give up such a good opportunity?"
Zhang Bao clenched his fists tightly, with a look of reluctance on his face.
"Can we only passively defend and not take the initiative to attack? Your Highness led troops before, but that was not the case."
Fei Yi also said from the side: "This is an opportunity given by the Runan nobles. If we seize it, we may not have to win over the Runan nobles. On the contrary, if we let the Runan nobles feel cold, we will have to win over them next time." , it becomes even more difficult.”
"Of course I know all kinds of joints, and I don't intend to give up this opportunity. However, we can't follow the path that Sima Yi gave me. We have to follow the routine!"
Don't play by the rules?
The prince's family ordered Fei Yi to rub his hands with a deep look in his eyes.
"This doesn't follow the rules, so how do you play the cards?"
Liu Chan looked at Zhuge Liang and asked, "What does the military advisor think?"
Zhuge Liang stood up, walked behind Liu Chan, pointed to a point on the map and said.
"We won't attack the compliments or attack the Wei army's vanguard camp, but attack here!"
Everyone's eyes were immediately attracted to Zhuge Liang.
"Pingyu, it would be too risky to fight now, as His Highness expected. Therefore, we will attack Shenyang and Ancheng!"
Liu Chan nodded.
Zhuge Kongming's thoughts are his thoughts.
"We cannot be led by others, but let them follow us."
Liu Chan also stood up and said: "These days, Uncle Zilong has found out a lot of information in Anyang. In order to ambush us in Baoxin, Sima Yi transferred a lot of soldiers from Ancheng and Shenyang. At this moment, it is When these two cities are most empty, we may be able to win quickly with a quick attack!"
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Fei Yi wanted to understand the joints and couldn't help but clapped his hands and cheered.
"The plan of Your Highness and the military advisor is really a clever one! Encircle Wei and rescue Zhao! Anyang and Shenyang were defeated, and Ru's water and food roads were cut off. Sima Yi had to attack, and as soon as he attacked, his flaws were exposed. By then, we can wait To attack Baoxin, you can lay an ambush on the mountain road, or even attack Pingyu further away to threaten Wei's rear!"
This move changed the situation of the entire chessboard from a disadvantage to an advantage.
"In that case, Your Highness, I am willing to lead the troops to secure Shenyang and Ancheng for Your Highness!"
Liu Chan shook his head and said: "If Uncle Zilong is here, you can take these two places. You and I have other important uses."
"this"
Seeing the disappointed expression on Zhang Bao's face, Liu Chan said angrily: "Tomorrow I will ask you to take command of our troops and go to commend Lan Zhan. Remember, you are just to assist and confuse Sima Yi. I don't ask for any merit from you, but Do you know that you have no fault?"
Zhang Bao nodded.
"The last general takes command!"
Testimonials.
Camp outside the city.
There are only three people in the huge Chinese army main tent.
Lu Chang is sitting on the main seat, and Sima Yi is sitting on the first seat on the left.
And Zhao Yue, the captain of Baoxin County, was standing in the tent.
"Did Lan Zhan see the military defense map?"
Zhao Yue nodded and said: "Sir, that Lan Zhan deliberately got his subordinates drunk, so I just pretended to be asleep and let him watch as much as he could."
"very good."
Sima Yi nodded.
"Presumably Lan Zhan has this military defense plan and is complaining about me, so he must unite with Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong."
Zhao Yue had a look of confusion on his face.
"Then Lan Zhan is considered submissive, and he is from the Runan Lan family. Why do you want to target him? Why do you want to deliberately force him to rebel?"
Sima Yi glanced at Zhao Yue and said, "This is not something you can know."
He waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, the previous promise still works. Once this is done, you, the Baoxin County Lieutenant, will become the Baoxin County Magistrate."
The county lieutenant is equivalent to the current police chief. He is one of the deputies of the county magistrate and the second-in-command of a county. The county magistrate is equivalent to the current senior county official and county magistrate, and is the leader in charge of the affairs of a county.
The county lieutenant is the deputy of the county magistrate. His main duties are to manage documents and warehouses. In a few periods, he can manage local finance and public security.
From the second-in-command to the first-in-command, for someone with no background like him, it may take several years, or even a lifetime.
However, now, all he could do was help Shangguan do one thing, and no matter how deep his friendship with Lan Zhan was, he sold him on the spot when he got Sima Yi's promise to fulfill the commendation letter.
This price is enough to sell Lan Zhan ten times, not to mention once!
"That's it, my subordinate took his leave."
Zhao Yue was very aware of current affairs and retreated immediately.
After he left, Lu Chang, who was sitting in the main seat, asked Zhao Yue's question again.
"If General Lu wants to know, Yi naturally knows everything and says it."
Sima Yi smiled softly and said: "Lan Zhan was born in the Runan noble clan. From this point of view, it doesn't matter how much I do. Moreover, if you want to get benefits from that Liu Gongsi, you must naturally throw out a It’s the bait.”
The Runan gentry had no famous people in the Wei court, so even if they complained, they could not go to Cao Pi.
Even if the lawsuit is filed, who will Cao Pi help?
it goes without saying.
"Now that the information about the general's defense plan has been informed to Lan Zhan, we should gather our troops to defend the camp. Why put the main force in the dark? How should we defend it if Liu Chan's troops attack the camp?"
Sima Yi laughed, looking confident.
"Liu Chan is quite resourceful, and Zhuge Kongming is also known as the Crouching Dragon. He must have seen the danger in this plan. He did not dare to attack the camp and went to seize the city. This would have fallen into the trap of our Sima Zhongda! Besides, no In the future, the leading general will bring tens of thousands of people to reinforce us, so there will be no worries in the stronghold!"
Sima Yi's eyes were dark.
Do you think I'm on the first floor?
Actually I'm on the second floor?
However.
What he didn't know was that Liu Chan was already on the fifth floor!
(End of chapter)
