Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 533

Cao Cao saw that the three counselors agreed, so he personally wrote a letter and sent it to Jiang Ji in Hefei, ordering him to lobby Sun Quan to attack Guan Yu's rear, and gave him the right to do things cheaply.

"Although the Gu letter has been written, it is not known whether Bi Yan'er can use his strength. If Guan Yunchang fights with us, will the follow-up supply of food and grass keep up?" Cao Cao put down his brush and looked at Sima Yi and asked.

Since Cao Cao proclaimed the Duke, Xun Yu, and Xun You died one after another, the Yingchuan gentry obviously didn’t care about logistics supplies. Cao Cao encountered a wall several times and learned from his experience. Returning to the tacit understanding of the past, the corvee problem exposed by the Battle of Hanzhong is the root of Cao Cao's current distress.

Sima Yi was born in Hanoi County. His grandfather Sima Jun was the prefect of Yingchuan, and his father Sima Fang was Jing Zhaoyin. The Sima family was inextricably linked with the Yingchuan gentry. He became one of the spokespersons of the Henan gentry.

Cao Cao has been balancing the nobles all his life, and he has already seen clearly the background of Sima Yi, so asking at this time is to clarify the attitude of the nobles in Henan.

Sima Yi was extremely intelligent, so he quickly prevaricated: "In the past two years, due to the heavy corvee, there was a lot of uncultivated land in the Central Plains, so the grain production was severely reduced. General Yuan Rang (Xiahou Dun) was defending on the eastern front. Tun the fields, so as to maintain enough food and grass.”

Seeing Sima Yi talking about him, Cao Cao frowned and said more emphatically, "I will transfer the yuan to return to the fields, but is there any problem with the supply of grain and grass to the battlefield in Fancheng?"

"Uh, there's no problem. It's just that the common people are suffering from corvée. It's better to have someone supervise the transportation along the way." Seeing Cao Cao chasing and beating him, Sima Yi hastily handed over the truth.

Before Cao Cao made his fortune, except for his surname Li Dian, most of the grain and grass were supervised by his confidant Xia Houyuan. At this time, the grain road was within the sphere of influence, so there was no need to worry too much about Guan Yu or Sun Quan's harassment.

Seeing Sima Yi's suggestion, Cao Cao pushed the boat forward and told Liu Ye: "Zhongda's words are very kind, order Zijian to be the general of Nanzhong Lang, and the general who will conquer the captives, and let him come to the front line to supervise the transportation of food and grass as soon as possible."

"The Marquis of Linzi (Cao Zhi) has never had any experience in commanding troops. Why didn't the King of Wei send the Marquis of Yanling (Cao Zhang) there?" Sima Yi looked at Cao Zhang in the hall and made a suggestion, thinking why the lord wanted to look far away?

Cao Zhang, who was standing aside, didn't answer, because no matter how the two brothers fought for the heir, he would have no chance as a martial artist, and he was very disgusted with Sima Yi pulling himself into the water.

Cao Cao frowned, and asked in a deep voice: "You have to practice without experience. Didn't Ziwen (Cao Zhang)'s meritorious service also come from practice? Zijian and Ziwen are both orphaned heirs, so of course they should be given a chance, Zhong Da What else do you want to say?"

"I don't dare." Sima Yi hastily cupped his hands in salute, he dared not take part in Cao Cao's housework.

Sima Yi planned in his heart to write a letter to remind Cao Pi that Cao Cao had entangled Cao Pi and Cao Zhi when he was establishing an heir, and he was worried that Cao Cao would do the foolish thing of changing reserves in his later years.

Cao Pi is now a done deal, and it is impossible for Cao Cao to commit the mentally handicapped thing of changing the reserve. At this time, the appointment of Cao Zhi is nothing more than wanting to beat the Henan gentry represented by the Yingchuan gentry, which means that he still has a choice. The Hongnong Yang family behind Cao Zhi is also a behemoth among the gentry.

Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction. He tapped on the table and continued to ask: "Then it's settled. Regarding the battle situation in Fancheng, does Zhong Da have anything else to say?"

"Uh, Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, has a rough personality, and Fu Fang, the prefect of Nanxiang, is arrogant and extravagant. I think they should not be stationed at the border. Once there is a change in Nanxiang County, not only will it affect the defense of Fancheng, but Wan and Luo will also be threatened. " Sima Yi replied very seriously.

During the period of Liu Biao, Jingzhou was divided into seven counties: Nanyang County, Nanjun, Jiangxia County, Lingling County, Guiyang County, Wuling County, and Changsha County. After the Battle of Chibi, the southern part of Jingzhou was controlled by Guan Yu, and the northern part of Jingzhou was occupied by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao changed the control area north of Nanjun to Xiangyang County, and designated Nanxiang, Zhuyang, Yinxian, Shunyang, Xixian, Wudang, and Fengxian, which belonged to Nanyang County, as Nanxiang County, and the seven counties of Jingzhou became Nanxiang County. The nine counties of Jingxiang.

Nanxiang County is located to the east of the three counties of Hanzhong and Dongdong controlled by Liu Bei, to the north of Xiangyang County controlled by Cao Cao, to the west of Nanyang County, and to the south of Sili Prefecture. The upper reaches of the Han River pass through here.

At this time, Sima Yi was really acting out of selfishness, but Cao Cao thought that he had other motives, so he replied impatiently: "It is a taboo for military strategists to change generals just before the battle. Zhong Da, you don't have to worry too much, just raise food and grass for Gu Gu."

"Wei." Sima Yi lowered his head again.

"Zi Yang, quickly send Gu's letter to Hefei by flying horse." Cao Cao raised his hand and pushed the letter to the front of the case.

"Wei." Liu Ye responded and stepped forward to accept the letter.

When Sanshi left the main hall, Sima Yi quickly caught up with Cheng Yu who was in front of him, bowed his hands and asked, "Mr. Zhongde, in the past, he often offered advice to the King of Wei, why he seldom expresses his opinions today? With public wisdom, he should be able to see I am sincere."

Cheng Yu smiled slightly, revealing the wrinkles all over his face: "I'm an old man, it's good to be able to catch my breath, so what's my opinion? In my opinion, Zhong Da's wisdom is the best among all the officials. At the time of Li Wan"

"Sir, Miao Zan, you have followed the king for a long time, can you teach me?" Sima Yi saluted and asked again.

"As soon as I am dismissed from office, how can I teach you anything? However, I have been idle at home for the past few years, and I feel that I usually talk less and argue less, which makes my body healthier. I am leaving." Cheng Yu turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back. Walk outside the courtyard.

Sima Yi looked at Cheng Yu, who was nine feet tall, and fell into deep thought. He said to himself that I am in my prime, you tell me not to speak?
After Cheng Yu was dismissed from office, he reviewed his own life, and found that Jia Xu, who was the most capable, lived the most transparent life, so after being re-activated by Cao Cao, he chose not to stand in line as much as possible and talk less, after all, he is already so old.

Cao Cao's letter was sent to Hefei, and Jiang Ji sent someone to send a letter to Sun Quan, agreeing to meet at the west bank of Shishui.

At this time, Sun Quan stationed troops in Chaohu Lake and did not disembark. When Cao Cao and Liu Bei were fighting for Hanzhong, he mobilized troops and horses to send troops to Ruxu under the instigation of Huaisi faction. The hometown of Yangzhou.

Because Zhang Liao was stationed in Hefei and Xiahou Dun was stationed in Shouchun, Sun Quan got the news that Liu Bei had occupied Hanzhong before Cao Cao drew his troops to leave.

Sun Quan is now in a dilemma. He managed to mobilize his troops in Ruxu. Now he is not sure of winning when he goes ashore, and he will lose his face if he retreats directly. Therefore, he felt a little relieved when he received Jiang Ji's letter. He decided to make an appointment to meet him .

(End of this chapter)