Cao Rui is neither a fool nor a fool.
It doesn't mean that now that the Shu captives have entered Sizhou, he must still defend Luoyang.
After all, when a certain man named Guan almost captured Xiangfan, Emperor Wu also considered moving the capital.
But the point is that Cao Rui can take the initiative to propose things like Dongxing Xuchang.
It can also be proposed by the princes in the court.
Only Sima Yi, who controlled a large number of troops outside, could not propose it.
Even if Man Chong, the governor of Yangzhou, proposed it, there would be no problem, but it could not be brought up by Sima Yi.
the reason is simple.
Sima Yi had a large number of troops, and he could independently prepare money and food to support the army.
What's more important is that behind him, he has the support of the Central Plains families.
If it were not for the lack of the power to appoint officials independently, it would be no different from the princes and kings who established an independent country.
Being on the front line, he did not concentrate on thinking about the strategy of retreating the enemy, but instead sent a message to the emperor in the rear suggesting an eastward patrol.
Is this his business? !
Everything in the front is entirely entrusted to you, but you still reach out to the back. What do you want to do?
What on earth do you want to do!
Cao Rui gritted his teeth tightly.
Because of his long illness and the fact that it was during this special period, Cao Rui's mind was much more sensitive than before.
Not to mention Sima Yi's approach, there are too many things that can be interpreted.
It's just that Cao Rui can't compare Sun and Liu to this kind of emperor's mentality.
He had a gloomy face and said slowly for a long time:
"I'm too tired. Let me rest first and think about it later."
Liu and Sun were still considered loyal ministers of the Cao family at this time, but this loyal minister was not a foolish loyal minister, but a conditional loyal minister.
They contacted Sima Yi privately, their original intention was to protect themselves and did not want to be liquidated after Cao Rui.
Because when they got to this point, there was no way out.
Seeing that His Majesty was unwilling to talk more about this matter, the two of them knew that His Majesty the Emperor might be unhappy in his heart.
They didn't dare to persuade him, so they had no choice but to withdraw.
Cao Rui closed his eyes and lay half on the couch, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, he finally spoke and gave instructions:
"Go and invite the goddess over to me."
Lian Zhao, who came in quietly at some point, responded softly, and then quietly left.
After a while, the goddess, who had always been somewhat mysterious even to the people in the palace, with her face covered in gauze, entered Cao Rui's bedroom under the guidance of Lian Zhao.
"His Majesty."
Cao Rui opened his eyes when he heard the voice of the goddess that he had not heard for quite some time.
Realizing that His Majesty's gaze glanced at him unintentionally, Lian Zhao wisely stepped back and closed the door at the same time.
"Goddess, before entering the palace, there was an epidemic in Luoyang. You used talisman water to save people and quell the epidemic."
"When you entered the palace, you also said that you should pray for the royal family to ward off evil spirits. A few days ago, I sent someone to ask you to make some elixirs to help me cure my illness. I wonder how it went?"
As Cao Rui spoke, he stared closely at the goddess standing beside the couch.
Although the goddess's face hidden under the gauze could not be seen, her eyes were indifferent and did not seem to cause any disturbance.
She shook her head gently and sighed:
"Your Majesty is the emperor, and you should know that you are different from ordinary people in the world. Ordinary talisman water can save a mortal's life, but when used on your majesty, it may be just a bowl of ordinary water."
"What are you talking about!" Cao Rui's eyes flashed coldly, "Is there nothing you can do?"
That's not what you said when you first entered the palace.
The goddess didn't seem to notice that something was wrong with Cao Rui's mood, and said with a somewhat regretful tone:
"I just expected that such a day would come, so I urged Your Majesty to transport the bronze figures and dew-bearing plates from Chang'an to Luoyang as soon as possible."
"I didn't expect that to this day, I haven't seen either the bronze man or the dew-bearing plate. How should I proceed?"
Cao Rui was startled: "The Chang'an Bronze Man and the Bearing Dew Pan?"
The goddess nodded:
"The rootless water collected in the dew tray can be used to make talisman water for your majesty to drink. As long as you give it time, your majesty can not only cure all diseases, but also strengthen your body and prolong your life."
As she spoke, she sighed again, and the veil rippled slightly:
"Even if there is no dew tray or a bronze figure is brought, I can still cast a spell to let your majesty inherit the luck of Han Wu. After all, Han Wu is seventy years old..."
Hearing the words of the goddess, Cao Rui, who was originally sick, immediately subconsciously propped up his body and asked in surprise:
"So it turns out that the goddess had expected the current situation?"
The goddess was silent.
When Cao Rui saw this, he just thought she was acquiescing, remembering when he ordered the bronze men and women from Chang'an to be transported to Luoyang.
Sima Yi first wrote a letter, saying that this matter would consume too much people's resources, and advised him not to do it suddenly, but to wait until Guanzhong was ready before doing it slowly.
When the time came to move it, it was said that the bronze figure was too heavy to be transported to Luoyang.
Later, it was said that the Chenglu Pan was too high and had already folded outside Chang'an City.
This matter, because Sima Yi interfered with it, and because of the upcoming Battle of Guanzhong, he had to give up in the end.
Thinking of this, Cao Rui couldn't help but beat the couch with his hands, gritted his teeth and said:
"Sima Yi made a mistake!"
Only those who are experiencing pain are the ones who desire good health the most.
It is incompetence and dereliction of duty to have a large number of troops but not be able to retreat the enemy, and to watch the Shu captives running around in Sizhou.
To have the hope of the ministers, but not to worry about the emperor, and to persuade the emperor to leave the capital even though he is incompetent, is to be said to have overstepped the power of the ministers.
Cao Rui's temper is a bit impatient.
In the past, when Cao Pi didn't like him, he could restrain himself a bit.
When he first ascended the throne, he immediately tried to find a way to take over power from the four auxiliary ministers, and even dared to go on a personal expedition in the second year.
This shows its strong side.
At this time, he learned that the talisman water that could cure his illness might not be produced because of Sima Yi.
I was really angry and anxious at the moment, my anger rushed to my forehead, and I cursed directly in front of the goddess:
"This common man must die a happy death!"
After he finished cursing, he leaned on the couch and took a few breaths, and then asked hopefully:
"Is there no other way?"
The goddess muttered:
"It's not impossible. If your majesty can rebuild the dew plate, you can try it. However, the effect of the talisman water produced may be a little worse."
"After all, the martial arts of the Han Dynasty at that time were beyond the reach of the ancients. Their luck was so strong that it was beyond the reach of ordinary emperors."
Cao Rui's face darkened again when he thought of Wei's current national destiny.
"It's better than nothing." He gritted his teeth and said, "The only solution we have now is in Luoyang..."
Before she finished speaking, the goddess spoke up and interrupted Cao Rui's words:
"Your Majesty, I suggest that it is best not to build it in Luoyang."
"Why?"
"I heard that there is a Feng thief in the east of the river?"
When Cao Rui heard this, his face became even more ugly. He nodded: "That's right."
Hedong has been occupied for a long time, and everyone in the world may know it, let alone Luoyang, which is just a few feet away?
"I once heard that Feng Thief said: avoid tigers in the morning, avoid snakes at night, grind your teeth to suck blood, kill people like numbness, and then look at his evil deeds. Isn't this a self-proclaimed statement?"
"In the old Han Dynasty, the most remote places in the world were also Han lands. Now Sizhou is incomplete, and there are ferocious tigers raging on the side. If the dew plate is built in Luoyang, it is hard to say whether it will have good luck."
Hearing this, Cao Rui became more and more irritable. Just when he was feeling impatient, he suddenly thought of something and couldn't help blurting out:
"Could it be built in Xuchang?"
The goddess pondered again for a moment, then finally nodded and said:
"There is a saying that 'the Han Dynasty died in Xu, and the Wei Dynasty prospered in Xu'. In addition, Xuchang is also one of the capitals of the Wei Dynasty, so the surrounding area is stable, which is good."
When Cao Rui heard the words of the goddess, he suddenly remembered about Dongxing Xuchang, and couldn't help but feel a little shaken in his heart:
"Is this really God's will?"
From the beginning to the end, he never doubted what the goddess said.
The reason is also very simple.
First, the epidemic in Luoyang did subside after the goddess arrived in Luoyang.
The second is that the goddess of heaven asked her to transport the Chang'an bronze man and the dew plate to Luoyang one year before the Shu captives invaded Guanzhong.
Once can be said to be a coincidence, but twice cannot be explained by coincidence.
As for the third time...
Cao Rui already had some doubts about whether the goddess had already known the secret, so she was using this method to hint to herself.
It's just that the goddess's face was covered with gauze and her eyes were dull, so he couldn't see it.
I saw him nodding:
"Since the goddess said this, I will think about it carefully."
Cao Rui considered the eastward patrol, Longmen Ferry, and Guan Ji on the riverside, but he still could not decide whether to go west or continue south.
"General, what are we waiting for?"
Zhao Guang could no longer hold back. In his opinion, after successfully seizing the ferry, it should be like what he did in Bingzhou.
Before the Wei thief could fully react, he immediately swept through Guanzhong without stopping.
General Guan was too lazy to care about this guy who was thinking about leading the army.
In the words of his own Alang, after so many years of training, Zhao Erlang's ability limit is basically here - known as Zhao Sanqian.
It seems impossible to become an independent general.
Let alone becoming a commander-level figure.
When he was guarding Xiaoguan, he was tricked and finally lost Yuezhi City. This shows that his ability may not be enough.
The talent is there, it's innate, there's nothing you can do about it.
After all, not everyone has the ability of his own Alang.
If we talk about the battle at Jieting, it was Alang's first battle that made him famous.
Then in the battle of Xiaoguan, he really showed the style of a famous general.
As for the continuous penetration of Liangzhou, let the Han Dynasty regain the land in Hexi at the minimum cost, gain the hearts of Liangzhou officials and people, and lay a solid foundation for the governance of Liangzhou.
This can be regarded as breaking away from the category of simple leadership and can be said to be beginning to take shape as a handsome man.
Now the battle in Guanzhong has been three thousand-mile roundabouts, like a dragon waving its tail, sounding east and attacking west, setting up a huge enchantment formation, annexing the state, cutting off Sizhou, and surrounding Yongzhou.
Such illustrious achievements are the result of Alang's hard work for several years, and it is not enough to prove his reputation unless he is handsome.
Even though Guan Ji was unmatched in this fight, she understood it as clearly as a mirror.
All these achievements are based on the fact that over the past ten years, Alang has spared no effort to build a new army that is based on the Xinghanhui system and is different from other places.
Without the entire system established by Alang, the Liangzhou Army would not have been able to accumulate such a large amount of energy, cross the desert in just a few years, and then move to fight in Bingzhou.
In the era of Emperor Xiaowu that Champion Marquis lived in, the foundation was laid by several generations.
Alang, on the other hand, managed to catch up with the champion in just Liangzhou.
The so-called unparalleled scholars in the country are nothing more than this.
General Guan stood on the edge of the river, letting his thoughts fly. After a long time, he finally spoke in a low voice:
"The casualties this time were not small. The soldiers rushed from Linfen to Longmen Ferry. They have been fighting continuously for the past few days and are already exhausted."
"Now that the overall situation has been decided, there is no need to rush. It is also a good thing to let the soldiers take a rest."
She paused for a moment and then continued, "The most important thing is that the news about Junhou has not come yet. I will see what Junhou wants to do next so that I can make plans."
Zhao Guang was shocked when he heard this:
"Sister, do you still need to listen to brother's opinion?"
General Guan glanced at Zhao Sanqian, sneered and said nothing.
She didn't bother to explain to him.
No need!
If it were Jiang Boyue in front of her, she would still be interested in saying a few words.
This man was so highly regarded by his uncle (the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty) that he not only handed over part of the Tiger Infantry to him, but even passed on the Eighth Formation Map to him.
Moreover, Alang treats this person differently from others.
This time when he returned to Jiuyuan from Qiaoshan, Alang actually gave Jiang Boyue the important task of letting people go.
Even Li Qiu, an old brother who had followed Alang all morning, had to obey Jiang Wei.
so……
Zhao Guang always said that Alang didn't love him. Could it be that he was really right and that Jiang Boyue was Alang's true love?
General Guan rolled his eyes and the expression on his face changed slightly.
How did Zhao Guang know that his sister would still be thinking about these things at this time?
He mumbled a little and said:
"I don't know where my brother is at the moment. When can I deliver the letter?"
"Kasakazu."
General Guan gave a rare reply, "The Lord should have returned to Pubanjin by now."
Zhao Guang was shocked again:
"When did this happen? I didn't even know about it?"
Looking at his sister's somewhat indifferent face, Zhao Guang felt very sad:
"Is it possible that my brother really doesn't love me anymore?"
Ah!
General Guan sneered and said nothing.
Her faint gaze looked south along the direction of the river.
Three hundred miles south of Longmen Ferry is Pubanjin.
On the east bank of Pubanjin, a tall flag with the word "Feng" fluttering high in the wind blowing from the river.
A few days ago, Liu Hun, who had been peaceful for a while, suddenly organized a massive forced crossing again.
As expected, when they were halfway across the river, they were repelled by Xian Yufu again.
After crossing the river this time, Xian Yufu sent news to Xizuo on the east bank that the commander's flag on the other bank had been changed to "Feng".
So he couldn't help but laugh and said:
"I had expected that Thief Feng would make this move. It seemed like he was going to Fenglingdu, but he was actually still in Pubanjin!"
Feng Junhou, who was on the east bank, also laughed out loud when he knew that Xian Yufu's main force was still standing firm in Pubanjin during this test:
"Xian Yufu could only expect that I would return to Pubanjin, but how could he know that I had already sent General Guan to attack Longmendu?"
Two days later, General Guan's good news arrived as promised.
Liu Hun was so surprised that he looked at Feng Junhou with a little admiration:
"The prince is a god in predicting events, General Guan is a god in using troops, Xian Yufu is being manipulated without realizing it, General Guan successfully crosses the river, now look where the Wei thieves are going?!"
Feng Junhou had a look of contentment on his face, but he said:
"It's too early to say this. Sima Yi is not an ordinary person. We may not be able to eat one bite of the more than 200,000 thieves in Guanzhong."
The soldiers he really has at hand, plus the prime minister's army to the east, add up to only 150,000 to 60,000.
Surrounding more than 200,000 people by 150,000 to 60,000 people is a shocking thing, let alone eating them all, it is really a forced meal with uncooked rice.
"Junhou, what should we do now?"
Liu Hun asked, "Should we spread the news to the other side and dismantle the thieves' military morale?"
Feng Junhou smiled slightly:
"Xian Yufu is probably on pins and needles right now. I wonder if he will defend or flee this time?"
