Shu Chen

Chapter 464

Wei Guo has never been short of talents.

For example, Liu Fang, the supervisor of Zhongshu, and Sun Zi, the order of Zhongshu, who are highly trusted by the emperor Cao Rui, can often analyze the most suitable suggestions for Cao Rui in an instant when it comes to government affairs.But the two of them are getting old, and their affairs have begun to tend to be conservative and stable, and they have made little progress in military planning.

It was midnight, and Cao Rui didn't want to invite them to discuss.

This is also the reason why Cao Rui suddenly felt that there was no one to recruit - the rest of the people who could be considered in the army, such as Dong Zhao, Liu Ye, Chen Jiao, Han Ji, etc., all died of illness in the past few years.
Jiang Ji, the Central Guard, is also fine.

However, because the time when Thieves Wu raises his troops to invade the country is always at the time of abundant water at the turn of summer and autumn, so in autumn he sent Jiang Ji to Yuzhou to sit in town for a while, just in case the Thieves Wu invaded the country this year. , He can supervise Yuzhou soldiers and horses and Wuhuan Tuqi to help Manchong defeat the enemy.

Moreover, Jiang Ji is familiar with the Jianghuai front, even in Luoyang now, he has no good advice on the Yongliang military affairs.

That is to say, Cao Rui suddenly felt that the good officials left by Wei Wu were almost exhausted.

As for those who were promoted during the Wei Wen period
Alas, not to mention it.

Is this the reason of destiny?
When Cao Rui, who was sad alone, combined with the death of his son, a terrible thought suddenly popped into his mind.

It also made him feel that early autumn and July were inexplicably hot.

"Bring some wine."

After being silent for a long time, he waved to the eunuch.

Immediately, as if thinking of something, he added, "Call Asu into the palace."

Asu is the small character of Qin Lang, the general of Xiaoqi. He is very popular with Cao Rui because of his low-key and peaceful behavior.

When I was young, the eunuch brought wine and some green plums.

For some reason this year, the green plums ripened a little earlier, the palace servants picked some and pickled them for the nobles to relieve the summer heat, and now they are offering them up on their own initiative.The wine soaked in the well will make people feel comfortable when entering the throat, and the sour-yet-sweet taste of green plums will dissipate the lingering summer heat.

Cao Rui drank by himself for a long time, and ate several green plums in a row. Just when he felt that the small pavilion was breezy and the sky was full of stars, especially when the stars were shining, he caught a glimpse of the pleading sheet of Yongliang Governor Sima Yi on the case table, and said The greengage pulp in the fruit can't help but become a bit bitter.

Ugh.
With a sigh in his heart, he swallowed the fruit.

Now that some bitterness is in the mouth, whether you want it or not, you have to swallow it with pain, hoping that you will not be invaded in the future, and it will be a lesson for the past and a guide for the future.

"Come here, pass the edict"

Soon, Cao Rui made a decision on the battle situation.

Because Deng Ai sent troops without authorization to defeat and humiliate the country, and offended his family, they all moved to Shibian, Lelang County, Liaodong; on Sima Yi's ignorance of the responsibility for the loss of Gaoping City, he was demoted to General Hussars, reduced food to thousands of households, and served as the governor of Yongliang soldiers business as usual.

Don't order Xue Ti and Xiahouba to return to Chang'an in Guanzhong, but order Xiahouxian and Qianhong who are stationed in Yuzhou to immediately lead six thousand Wuhuan Tuqi to Guanzhong, all under Sima Yi's control.

Yes, after Guanzhong no longer had the opportunity to go out of Long, Cao Rui also gave up the idea of ​​retaking Hefei New City in his heart.

There is no way, Ni Shu is the life and death enemy of Wei State, and even if the thief Wu wins Hefei New City, he cannot compete with Wei State for the destiny!

He knows which is more important.

Quan should have agreed to Man Chong's claim in the past that he could abandon Hefei New City and use Shouchun City as a barrier against the bandits Wu, luring him to go deep and making him futile.

Of course, being taken away from Hefei New City and voluntarily giving up are two different concepts, and they also have different effects on the morale of Huainan soldiers.

Therefore, Cao Rui still needs to add a cavalry to Huainan.

It was not the tiger and leopard cavalry of the Luoyang Central Army, but Zhang Hu who was stationed in Liaodong, he ordered Qianqi to return to Huainan to obey orders from Manchong.

I don't ask him to have the merits of his father Zhang Liao's "eight hundred thousand and one hundred thousand, and he is so powerful in Xiaoyaojin", but he can use the mobility of cavalry to win a small victory over the bandit Wu from time to time to boost the morale of Huainan's various ministries.

This kind of dispatch also shows that Wei Guo has since entered the strategy of sticking to the three fronts.

Even the vigor to regain lost ground was temporarily abandoned.

In other words, Cao Rui finally no longer regards the Wei State as the only orthodoxy that can fight against two, but formally accepts the general trend of the three kingdoms.

Even, the idea of ​​whether he could follow the example of the Xiangfan battle in the past flashed through his mind.

Yes, he is united with Jiangdong!

Even if they can't unite, as long as they can live in peace, it's good for Wei Guo.

Gein knew what it would mean to the common people in the world if Ruuo went against Shu and entered Guanzhong to restore Chang'an City.

It's just that he also knew that the current Sun Quan would definitely not be willing to make peace with Wei Guo.

Without him, Bi Jiangdong is greedy for small profits and has no vision.

Only by letting them sink their halberds under Shouchun City several times, making them disheartened, and promising some benefits can they wake up to the threat of Nishu's 400 years of prestige in the Han Dynasty.

When I was young, Qin Lang arrived.

He didn't know why he was recruited into the palace in the middle of the night, and he was a little panicked, and he bent down to salute from a long distance away, "I'm in charge of the matter, and I'm leading the cavalry general Lang, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"A Su doesn't need to be too polite."

Cao Rui waved his hand and said slowly, "Come forward and sit down, and drink and talk with me."

"only."

Yiyan stepped forward and saw that there was only one table in the kiosk, so he moved the seat to the corner of the table where the drinks were placed and sat down.

In this way, it will not violate Cao Rui's words, but also can regard itself as a servant serving wine to reflect the difference in dignity.Just this small detail, it can be seen that he is loved by Cao Cao in the past and Cao Rui in the present, and it is not without reason.

"Asu, you were more than a year old when you supervised tigers and leopards on Mingsha Mountain, how much do you know about Hexi?"

Could it be that Deng Ai, who was stationed in Helan Mountain, was defeated?

As soon as Cao Ruizhi asked, such a thought flashed in Qin Lang's mind.

As the emperor's favorite vassal, he often leads the emperor's own army tiger and leopard cavalry to go out for expeditions, so he is of course qualified to know the military situation in various places.For example, at the beginning of the year, Nishu supervised the battle of Liangzhou with the "big trouble of Wei Wei".

Therefore, his answer was very cautious, "Returning to Your Majesty, I used to garrison Mingsha Mountain and mainly guarded the camp. I never went deep into Hexi, so I don't understand."

"Um"

Hearing this, Cao Rui made a soft nasal sound.

He didn't say anything again, with some disappointment floating on his face, he frequently raised a lamp to signal Qin Lang to have a drink together.

After drinking several cups of Qin Lang in a row, he suddenly felt overwhelmed, and suddenly thought of something in his heart, so he said softly, "Your Majesty, although I am not familiar with the affairs of Hexi, I went to Xiahou Taichu's house to chat a few days ago. He is well aware of the situation after Nishu occupied Liangzhou."

Huh?
Does anyone in Xiahouxuan's family know?

Cao Rui put down the wine cup, stroked the remaining wine from his beard, and meditated quietly.

It's not that he is still gnashing his teeth at Xia Houxuan.

In other words, no one in Luoyang would criticize Xia Houxuan anymore.

After Xia Houxuan came back from Chang'an with a loss of face, he changed his previous style, no longer talked with others, and no longer ordered wine and clothes, and danced and danced all night for fun.Instead, he became eager to learn, often studied military books by himself, and often visited the residences of the generals in Luoyang to ask for advice on military warfare; even the old soldiers in the army were not ashamed to ask for advice.

There is quite a bit of enthusiasm for "knowing the shame and then being brave", and also has the ambition to continue the reputation of his father's generation for being good at fighting.

Moreover, he was born in a family of heroes, has a distinguished status, and is also a highly sought-after celebrity. Such an approach will naturally make people praise and sympathize with each other.For example, Qin Lang, who had little contact with him before, became quite friendly during the process of his frequent visits to ask for advice.

"Asu can explain in detail."

When he was young, Cao Rui urged him again.

"only."

Qin Lang respectfully accepted the order, and said slowly, "Your Majesty, this person is not from Xiahou Taichu's family, but a scholar traveling in Liangzhou. He is from the Biao family of Jiuquan.

Hearing this, Cao Rui, who still closed his eyes and twitched his beard, paused in his hands, and interrupted Qin Lang with a very surprised tone, "Is what Asu said was the one who assassinated Shu Bapu in the past?"

"Back to Your Majesty, yes."

Qin Lang nodded lightly, and said with a smile, "I pay attention to this person because he once stabbed scars."

Without waiting for Cao Rui's urging, he told the whole story one by one.

It turned out that in the past, after Li Jian was given a certificate of customs clearance by the government at the instigation of Sima Yi, he continued to travel east to study, and entered Hedong County via Zuo Fengyi, transferred to Hanoi County, and then entered Luoyang.

Visit scholars along the way, or seek to explain the confusion and preach, or seek to see the annotations of the scriptures by the great Confucianists.

Because of the endless wars between Han and Wei, he entered Wei from Hexi, and he also had the reputation of assassinating Zheng Pu without repaying his kindness, so the powerful and bureaucrats everywhere were quite friendly to him.

For example, he asked him to explain the scenery of Liangzhou at a regular banquet, for example, he asked him about the reactions of the common people in various counties and counties after the change of ownership in Hexi, and the behavior of Scar Pu and the administrative measures of the great Han in Hexi, etc.

In this regard, Li Jianzhi has nothing to say and nothing to say.

But he never talked about the political affairs of the Wei state, and refused, saying: "As a Confucian student, Jian only seeks the classics and righteousness of Confucianism, has no intention of becoming an official, and does not predict state affairs."

Gifts from the government or Haoyou's family along the way are also not acceptable.

When the expenses are exhausted, they will go to Haoyou's house to ask for commission books to obtain funds. If Haoyou gives more, they will not take it.

Over time, the reputation has grown.But he doesn't use this to make a name for himself, he still seeks great Confucianism everywhere with a humble heart, seeks advice humbly, treats others with neither humbleness nor overbearing, and has no intention of clinging to the powerful.

Now I turn to Luoyang because I want to see the "Xiping Stone Classic" inscribed by the great Confucian Cai Yong in the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.

Well, it's Diaogu.

Many of the stone tablets that recorded the "Six Classics" and stood in front of the Taixue were destroyed when Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang.

Naturally, after he entered Luoyang, many powerful families also invited him to the banquet.

But he refused all of them on the grounds that "I don't dare to insult Luoyang's powerful family", even Sima Shi's invitation was no exception.

And Xia Houxuan has an intersection with him?
It was Xiahou Xuange who was an ordinary scholar in clothes and clothes, and "met" with him at the stele of Taixue. He asked about Liangzhou's scenery on the grounds of talking about literature, and took advantage of the situation to discuss how the great man governed Hexi and about Zheng Pu. asked.

Let's talk about it in detail.

Qin Lang remonstrated, "Your Majesty, there is also an isolated copy of the great Confucian annotations in the minister's home. If your majesty wants to know about Hexi, the minister will look for Li Wence's false classics and ask about it the next day."

(End of this chapter)