Shu Chen

Chapter 336
At the southern foot of Mingsha Mountain.

Wei Empress General Fei Yao sat on his horse, silently watching the waves of Wushui (Qingshui River) flowing into the big river.

Half an hour passed, and even the war horse snorted impatiently several times. He still looked at it silently, not knowing what was so interesting about the river.

Today, after learning that the scout team was ambushed and only the Xianbei prisoners were released, he drove his horse to come here.

Being able to succeed Cao Hong in the position of post general is enough to prove that he is not a reckless man.

Therefore, we can also guess the reason why the Han army released the Xianbei scouts: it was nothing more than an attempt to alienate.

But knowing it is one thing, and being able to resolve it is another - the hatred accumulated between the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei and Liu Bao, the left tribe of the Southern Huns, is too deep!

So much so that when he convened them for a military meeting, he often held the handle of the knife and wanted to fight.

Now that something like this happened, Liu Bao would definitely not give up.

Even though he knew that Tuoba Liwei had nothing to do with the Han army, he would pretend to be ignorant and reckless, using this as an excuse to make Wei Guo pay a certain price for the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei.

This puts Fei Yao, who is in charge here, in a dilemma.

Liu Bao cannot be allowed to succeed, fearing that the Southern Huns will not be able to do their best in future wars, but if they use this to force Tuoba Liwei, Xianbei will hold a grudge.

There are gains and losses, and it is really difficult to have both.

In fact, Fei Yao also felt that Tuoba Liwei was a little strange.

Several months after he drove his troops to the south of Helan Mountain, he more or less discovered something unusual about the Tuoba tribe.

For example, the Tuoba tribe used too many sophisticated weapons.

Although Tuoba Liwei's explanation is the result of the former commander-in-chief Dai Hu'a Lang Niyin attacking the Shuyin camp outside the Shuyin fortress.But they were able to capture three intact rhubarb crossbows, such a priceless item?

If Nishu is so unbearable, how can there be such a thing as seizing Longyou and occupying Liangzhou!

It's just that, even though Fei Yao had doubts in his heart, when the general of the war needed Tuoba's services, he was rarely confused, and he didn't pursue the actions of Tuoba and Ni Shu.

But today the Xianbei scouts were released, and he also began to doubt whether Tuoba Liwei would resort to hypocrisy in future wars and focus on participation?
He couldn't tell.

Therefore, he hesitated at this time, thinking about how to write a book to report the progress of the war here to Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang.

In other words, the divorce plan set up by Jiang Wei is a conspiracy.

There is no need to worry about being seen through, and there is no need to worry about the strategy being countered.Because once the seeds of suspicion that grow on people's hearts start to take root and sprout, even God can't stop it from growing into a towering tree.

I do not know how long it has been.

A gentle sound of horseshoes came from far to near behind Fei Yao.

Disturbed by his thoughts, he looked back, and it turned out that it was Deng Ai who was in charge of farming here.

In the big river basin south of Helan Mountain, there are only two places where farming and animal husbandry are possible.

One is the south of Mingsha Mountain (now Zhongning-Zhongwei City), and the other is Lian County-Fuping County (now Yinchuan-Wuzhong City).

In the past, the first emperor of Qin used to emigrate people here to garrison the frontiers. However, due to the resurgence of wars all over the world, the people who garrisoned the fields and the guards all fled back to Guanzhong or Longyou.

Today, Sima Yi is in charge of farming with Hu Zun in Lian County and Deng Ai in the south of Mingsha Mountain.

According to the division of territory in the Han Dynasty, Hu Zun was located in Beidi County and Deng Ai was in Anding County.

Fei Yao's senses are not good for this person from a poor family who has a stutter.

Although Deng Ai is not lacking in talent and learning and is a confidant promoted by Sima Yi himself, but his heart for making contributions is too eager, his personality is rigid and reserved, and sometimes he ignores the natural gap of the nine-rank official system, often inadvertently. Suddenly violated the taboo on official career.

It is difficult for such a person to get along with them, whether they are colleagues or superiors.

And Fei Yao knew why he came here now.

It's nothing more than hearing about the Xianbei scouts in Nishu, so I came to state what I saw!
In other words, it is a blessing to be so diligent, but why does Fei Yao need him to speak?
He is just a poor man, who has never been on the battlefield and has no merits. When Governor Lai Sima saw the letter, he was appointed as the captain of Tuntian, and he just did his duty. Why don't you come and show off your talents !
Could it be that he thought that he, as a general in the rear, couldn't see through the plan of alienating Shu?

Feeling displeased, Fei Yao responded to Deng Ai's arrival and salute with a faint nasal sound of "um".

But Deng Ai didn't seem to notice.

After saluting, he began to stammer and expound his opinions on his own.

"General, Ai thinks that Ni Shu's release of the captives this time is to alienate our troops! The left part of the Southern Huns and the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei are at odds, and everyone in the northwest knows it, so Ni Shu has an opportunity to take advantage of it. The war will start , the most taboo is discord, but I hope the general will be careful."

"Ai steals the opinion that when the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei was in Dingxiang County, they had never looted the Li Shu in the frontier before, and later helped our country to destroy the bandit chieftain Ke Bi Neng. It can be seen that he was attached to our country for good. Now that the tribal habitat welcomes our army to settle in, it is inevitable that there will be a grudge in the heart. If the general suspects this matter, he is afraid that he will be uneasy and accumulate anger, so that when he is about to fight, his heart will turn against Shu and go against our ears of Wei Guo!"

"Furthermore, since the left side of the Southern Huns entered Shuofang, their power has grown stronger day by day, surpassing the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei. The Luoyang temple will also move to the right side of the Southern Huns to help in the war. If the general asks the Tuoba tribe for their crimes, Liu Bao may be able to prove it Let’s invite Liu Gaosheng and the Yuan clan to bully or seize the Tuoba clan! Those Hulu people have always acted recklessly, and I hope the general will check it himself.”

"According to Ai's superficial opinion, it is better to appease Liu Bao's loss of scouts with a little money, and to warn Tuoba Li with words and money, so that Liu Bao will not be troubled again and Tuoba's power will be weak. Feel at ease, so that all the ministries will work together to defeat Nishu!"

"General, since Ai has been in charge of the field, he has been in contact with the nobles and young commanders of the Tuoba tribe many times, and knows their temperament and preferences. If the general wants to empathize with Tuoba's weak heart, Ai is willing to go to announce it in person, and he will surely make them Doubt no more."

Some eloquent words.

Deng Ai not only thoroughly analyzed the pros and cons and stated the solutions, but also painstakingly asked for orders to deal with it, which can be said to have done his best.

But Fei Yao felt a little harsh when he heard it.

It's not that Deng Ai's solution is not good, on the contrary, he thinks it's appropriate to act like this.

However, Deng Ai's vaguely instructive tone of voice and the gesture of holding the pearl in his hands made him feel very uncomfortable.

The root of this lies in his heart, and he has never regarded Deng Ai as someone who can discuss with him.

Whether it is merit and official position, or birth.

"The words of Shi Zai are very good!"

Fei Yao, who has been in the officialdom for many years, nodded his head and smiled, and said softly, "When the great war is about to start, I will definitely not let the plan of rebellion against Shu come true. However, this matter is not in a hurry. I still need to write a book to Governor Sima again." Let’s make a conclusion. Well, Shi Zai’s responsibilities for farming are trivial and related to our army’s future conquests, so I don’t want to keep you here for long, but let’s go back to do business, and I’ll discuss other things with Shi Zai when I’m free someday.”

Do praise first and then push it away with other things, and let him go cryptically.

Fei Yao's words are well versed in the difficulty of understanding the minds of superiors, and there is no point of criticism.

Deng Ai didn't hear the meaning of perfunctory, but resigned with a smile, "No. The general's affairs are cumbersome, and Ai dare not disturb too much. Well, general, but rest assured, I will definitely not lose anything about the farming."

After saying that, he made a salute and turned to leave.

So he didn't see it either. When Fei Yao looked back at the black water entering the river mouth again, a ray of impatience flashed across his eyes.

Because he would never act according to Deng Ai's words.

Deng Ai's rank is too low, and some things are simply out of reach, so the advice he made is also biased.

(End of this chapter)