A knife in love

Chapter 1951
Feng Wei naturally didn't know that Qi Jiu was slandering him in his heart, so he said to himself: "Although Emperor Taizong wanted to use the Dingzhou formation to deal with the Khitans, after Yongxi's Northern Expedition, there was no major war between Song and Liao. Therefore, although the Dingzhou formation remained, it was useless. Emperor Taizong kept the formation map in the imperial study and never read it again. Later, Emperor Taizong was seriously ill and felt that he would not have many days to go, so he specially summoned General Cao Bin. The monarch and his ministers discussed in secret, and in front of Emperor Taizong, General Cao Bin personally burned the formation map. As for what the monarch and ministers discussed secretly, why did they burn the formation diagram? People know."

When Feng Wei said this, he paused for a while, sighed, and then continued: "At that time, I heard Mr. Tong Guan tell these past events, the more I listened, the more confused I became. I didn't know that he called me into the mansion. What is the purpose of these old sesame seeds and rotten millet. However, Mr. Tong Guan has a high position and authority. In front of him, a petty official like me is like a speck of dust. How can I dare to speak rashly? Therefore, although I am puzzled, I will I can only bow my head and listen to him quietly.

"Lord Tong Guan then told me that after he entered the palace, he was on duty in the imperial study, and accidentally saw a volume of "Jingfang Yishu" that Emperor Taizong had read. In this book, there is a The memorial written by General Cao Bin to Emperor Taizong, which describes in detail how he obtained the Marquis Wu formation map in Shu. It turns out that when General Cao Bin conquered Shu, he restrained his subordinates from harassing the people. The military discipline was strict, and all Shu people respected him. One night, suddenly an old man asked to see General Cao Bin outside the gate of the camp, saying that he had something important to report. At that time, General Wang Quanbin was stationed in Chengdu, and the military discipline was corrupt. He was also heavily guarded, for fear of chaos among the people of Shu. Hearing that an old man came to ask for an interview, all the generals under General Cao Bin reminded him to be careful of assassins, but General Cao Bin was noncommittal and invited the old man into the tent of the Chinese army.

"After the old man entered the account, he asked General Cao Bin to dismiss the generals without saying a word. He had something important to tell General Cao Bin. Seeing this situation, the generals became more and more suspicious that the old man had ghosts in his heart, and even pulled out any reckless ones. Sword, wanted to kill the old man on the spot, but was fortunately stopped by General Cao Bin. He first asked the generals to leave the tent, and then invited the old man into the back tent. The old man walked into the back tent with his head held high, smiled slightly, and said, Shu It was rumored by the common people that among the Song army, only General Cao Bin was sympathetic to the common people, and he was a virtuous corporal. When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation.

"General Cao Bin was a little surprised when he saw that the old man was dressed in ordinary clothes, but his conversation was extraordinary, so he asked the old man why he visited late at night. The old man took out a booklet from his arms, handed it to General Cao Bin, and said, This formation map was handwritten by Zhuge Wuhou in the past, and it has the power to devour the world. However, if you want to achieve great things, the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people are indispensable. Wuhou lost all three and failed to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty. In the end, I regret In the end, however, this formation map was passed down. However, although the Three Kingdoms belonged to Jin, the Sima family had no virtue, and only then did the five chaos in the Central Plains cause disasters. Afterwards, the world was in conflict, and the people suffered. Those who were kings and generals all They are some beasts in clothes and clothes. If the formation map falls into their hands, they can only help the tyrants and harm the people. Until more than ten years ago, I heard that there was a hero in the Central Plains. His surname was Chai and his name was Rong. The others are different. The old man originally wanted to dedicate this formation map to General Chai to help him wipe out the heroes and rule the world. It's just a pity that the Central Plains was in endless wars and the road to Shu was extremely difficult. The old man went out of Sichuan several times, not because he was forced to It has been 11 years since I returned because the road collapsed and I was unable to move forward. Later I heard that Chai Rong became the emperor of Zhou State and died of illness while conquering the Liu family in Taiyuan. The old man also lost his heart to go to the Central Plains. This time, the Song Army's western expedition was like a broken bamboo. It took no effort to capture Chengdu and forced Meng Chang to surrender. However, the chief general of your Song Army, Wang Quanbin, was cruel and easy to kill. He allowed the soldiers to plunder and harass the people. In front of me, the old man heard that General Cao is generous and has strict military discipline, which is quite similar to the kindness that Liu Bang made with the Qin people when he entered Guanzhong, so he patrolled outside the general's camp for a few days. From the old man's point of view, the general is indeed well-deserved, He will definitely become a famous general in the future. It would be a great blessing if Marquis Wu's battle map is owned by the general.

"After hearing the old man's words, General Cao Bin was startled. He is a cautious person. After thinking about it for a while, he opened his mouth and said that the old man is carrying this book. He must be a great sage in Shu, and Zhuge Wuhou. There is a great connection. Since the old man is a family in the middle of Shu, why didn't you dedicate this book to Meng Chang, the lord of Shu? If Meng Chang got this book, not only would he be able to defend the middle of Shu, but it would not be difficult to seize the world. At that time, the old man was Zhuge reborn, and the Marquis of Wu was reborn. Meng Chang would definitely regard the old man as a national scholar. Even if he became a Sangong, it would not be difficult. This general does not understand why the old man abandoned the Meng family and sent this book to this general in the account.

"The old man smiled slightly and said, although Meng Chang and his son are not evil, they are surrounded by small groups, and the people in Sichuan will not escape the fire of war after all. Rather than letting barbarians like Khitan ravage Sichuan, it is better to dedicate the battle map to General Cao General Cao trains his troops according to this formation plan, defeats the Khitans and recaptures the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. Not only will the people in the Central Plains be safe, even the hundreds of thousands of people in the Central Plains will be spared the suffering of war. The world has been in chaos for nearly a hundred years, and the people have suffered countless casualties. They only hope that the world will be unified and there will be no more wars and disputes. Therefore, I dedicate the map to the general. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty kept the peace of Sichuan.

"After the old man finished speaking, he was about to take his leave. General Cao Bin knew that these people were all masters in the world. If he gave gold and silver as rewards for offering books, he would underestimate this person. Therefore, he did not say anything. Xie, I just personally sent the old man out of the camp. Seeing the figure of the old man disappear into the night, I returned to the big tent and studied the formation map carefully. Later, Wang Quanbin really caused trouble, and the people in all parts of Sichuan rebelled. Trapped the Song army in the city of Chengdu. Later, it was General Cao Bin who used the method of appeasement and killing to suppress the rebellion in Shu. After Emperor Taizu recalled General Cao Bin to Bianliang, General Cao Bin sent Wuhou The formation map is dedicated to Emperor Taizu. The two monarchs and ministers tried out the army formation in Da Nei, and many strange things happened. Emperor Taizu said that this formation must be driven by great sages, otherwise it will not only destroy the enemy, On the contrary, it would lead to fire. General Cao Bin thought so deeply, so he consulted with Emperor Taizu and slightly changed the formation. Although after the modification, the formation only defends and does not attack, but it is extremely effective in dealing with the enemy's assault. Emperor Taizu was heroic and heroic. He thought that with the hundreds of thousands of tiger and wolf soldiers in the Song Dynasty, there were few enemies in the world. He didn't have to take great risks to use the formation map to attack and kill the enemy. Instead, he set up an army formation according to the formation map to block the enemy. A surprise attack is more effective. It is a pity that Emperor Taizu died soon, and this formation map was not used, which can be said to be a great pity."

(End of this chapter)