Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 140 The showdown between Zhuge Wende and Jia Xu
Xiangyang, thirteen miles east of the Military Advisor's Mansion, is another old residence of Ma Liang.

This is a villa built by Ma Liang when he was young, in order to avoid being disturbed and concentrate on his studies.There are not many houses, only three or five, and the small courtyard has long been desolate. Even the old well in the courtyard has been covered with dirt and dust, making it difficult to find any trace.

But at this time, the courtyard was cleaned and spotless. Even the door frames and window lattice that had long been dilapidated and cracked had been renovated and painted with shiny black paint.

The entire house looks like a villa where you can cultivate your life.

But the five connected large houses were surrounded by a huge iron fence, and a large bowl made of iron bars blocked the mansion.

You can travel freely between the houses without any restrictions, but escaping from the house is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

"Uncle Zhang, you can rest here and rest in peace. My lord and military advisor will not make it difficult for you. As for the rest, there is no point in thinking about it."

Guan Ping and his servants placed the food boxes filled with various delicacies on the table in the center of the lobby, and said to Zhang Liao with a smile.

Following the orders of military advisor Zhuge Ming, he brought Zhang Liao from Jiangxia to Xiangyang and imprisoned him here.If you exceed the time limit, it is better to say that you are in jail than under house arrest.Because Zhang Liao moved freely, he was not restricted by shackles or censures from jailers.

"Guan Ping, where is your father? I want to see him."

Zhang Liao felt depressed and seemed to have endless questions. He wanted to ask Guan Yu to find out.

"My father is in the prefect's mansion to discuss matters with my family's military advisor, so it is inconvenient to come. In two days, we will set off back to Jiangxia. My uncle can live here with peace of mind, and no one will make trouble for his food and daily life. Just don't worry, uncle."

Guan Ping said with a gentle smile.

"How did your father know that I would go to Jiangxia? It was a heavy fog that day, and we walked so lightly that we didn't notice anything."

Zhang Liao was convinced, but he didn't know why he was defeated.

Guan Ping laughed, poured a glass of wine for Zhang Liao, handed it to him, and said: "Uncle, to be honest, I don't know either. I'm afraid my father doesn't know either. We are all under the orders of Mr. Zhuge, the military advisor. , teach us to set up an ambush at a certain place on a certain day, and you will definitely come and fall into the trap. Even the wolf-toothed iron rope used to capture your ship is an arrangement in the military master's plan. We are just following orders."

Zhuge Wende!

Is that Zhuge Wende, the man who outsmarted the world and defeated the prime minister in a row?

It was just an accident that I met Chen Qun and even rescued Chen Qun.If I hadn't happened upon it by chance, maybe I would have sailed to Hefei.

How did Zhuge Wende figure out such a coincidence?He actually used remote control to command and let Guan Yu devise a plan to capture me?
"Is Military Advisor Zhuge also in Xiangyang?"

Zhang Liao became curious and asked.

Guan Ping smiled lightly, crossed two fingers, and pointed westward: "Mr. Zhuge's military advisor's residence is thirteen miles west from here. It's not that far away."

At this moment, a small colonel hurried in, bowed and said: "General, General Guan, please return to the prefect's mansion as soon as possible. After the military advisor has given instructions, you will return to Jiangxia!"

Guan Ping nodded, turned and walked to the table, picked up the wine bottle, and filled Zhang Liaoman's wine glass.

"Uncle, one day we are destined to have a drink together and have fun together. My nephew is busy with business, so I can't have a drink with you. It's a pity. My nephew, let's say goodbye!"

After Guan Ping said that, he turned around and hurried out of the house. As the sound of horses galloping gradually faded away, everything became quiet again.

Zhang Liao looked to the west, where the lush green forest blocked his sight.

He wished he could go deep into the clouds to see what the Military Advisor's Mansion looked like, and who Zhuge Wende was, who had been plotting against the Prime Minister!
……

Xuchang, in the Prince's Mansion.

"Your Majesty called me here urgently, why?"

Sima Yi was dressed in black, with his body hunched over and his shoulders folded. He looked extremely slovenly, which was disgusting to watch.

Cao Pi didn't even understand why Sima Yi, who was clearly tall and tall and had decent looks, always liked to dress up so badly!

Xuchang's clan, and even the ministers in the court, had no good impressions of him. In addition, he rarely talked to others, so people in Xuchang often joked that there were two lonely men in Xuchang City, and one was in the Nine Layers Deep Palace. Here, one is in the Sima family's house.

"Zhongda, I received a secret report from Wancheng last night. Zhuge Wende from Jingzhou has written to my father again!"

Cao Pi frowned and said.

"There is no good faith. It seems that the prime minister has been tricked by Zhuge Wende and is in trouble again."

Sima Yi gently straightened his messy beard and whispered.

"Zhongda is really a god!"

"I don't know how it happened. Zhang Liao led his troops to Hefei, but was captured by Guan Yu in Jiangxia. Now Zhuge Wende wrote to his father, asking him to choose one of me and my third brother to go to Jingzhou in exchange for Zhang Liao!"

"This Zhuge Wende, I have no enmity with him, why did he harm me like this! Could it be that I am hiding in Xuchang, and I can't escape his plan?"

Cao Pi was confused and said angrily.

Sima Yi didn't say anything. He walked a few steps forward silently. He took the report from Wancheng from Cao Pi's fingers. After reading it carefully, he said in horror: "What a vicious plan. If the Prime Minister doesn't If you abandon your beloved son, you will bear the crime of refusing to save him, and the morale of the three armies will also be hit. If you exchange your brothers for Zhang Liao, then Jingzhou will seize the hostage and throw a rat weapon, and it will be difficult to let go of the attack!"

"I'm afraid the Prime Minister is already in a dilemma!"

Cao Pi's face became even uglier. After hearing Sima Yi's analysis, it seemed that his father did not categorically reject the idea of ​​changing generals, but was hesitant and very likely to agree!
After all, his father's long-cherished wish in his life was to pacify the world. In order to achieve this goal, he could let go of the death of his former eldest brother Cao Ang and take Jia Xu under his command.

Since he could put aside the hatred of his beloved son being killed for the sake of a counselor, wouldn't he push his son out again for a genius general like Zhang Liao?

Cao Pi was frightened for a while and asked tremblingly: "Zhongda, do you think... will my father send one of our brothers to Jingzhou for Zhang Liao?"

Sima Yi gently stroked his beard, waved his hand and said: "Absolutely not!" "Who is the prime minister? He is also a hero in troubled times!"

"How could he do something to subject himself to others?"

Sima Yi's gaze suddenly became as deep as the ocean at the bottom of the sea, elusive: "What's more... the Prime Minister is no longer young!"

Cao Pi's eyes lit up and he asked, "What does Zhongda mean by this?"

Sima Yi just laughed but never said a word.

Seeing that Sima Yi refused to talk anymore, Cao Pi had to change the subject and continued: "If my father does not agree to Zhuge Wende's conditions, Zhang Liao will die in Jingzhou. Isn't it like you said, it means that my father killed Zhang Liao, and the generals in the army will probably From now on, my heart has become cold and my morale has been lost!”

Sima Yi laughed and patted Cao Pi gently on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is the best counselor in the world, how can this be difficult for him?"

"I expect that the Prime Minister will definitely express Zhang Liao's unparalleled loyalty and righteousness, and in the name of the Emperor, he will confer the title of Marquis of Zhang Liao."

Cao Pi was puzzled and asked blankly: "What does this mean? Can this save Zhang Liao's life?"

Sima Yi said with a smile: "Liu Bei calls himself the uncle of the Han Dynasty and is loyal to the Han Dynasty. If the emperor canonizes Zhang Liao as a marquis, Liu Bei will be in a state of disloyalty and unrighteousness if he kills Zhang Liao again."

"He has just arrived in Jingzhou, and he is just about to show off his grand ambitions. How can he ruin his reputation for a mere Zhang Liao?"

After hearing this, Cao Pi was amazed!
"What a move to turn against the enemy! This puts Liu Bei in a dilemma!"

Wancheng.

Cao Cao and his five advisers discussed the war strategy.

"Guben wanted to use Chen Qun's trip to Jiangdong as bait to mobilize the troops in Jiangdong and Jingzhou, creating the illusion that I wanted to attack Jingzhou fiercely and attack Liu Bei together with Jiangdong. And with Zhang Liao as the commander, I would sneak attack Jiangdong from Hefei and capture Sun Quan. . If Sun Quan falls into my hands, Jiangdong will be in chaos. Zhou Yu has always been at odds with the Jiangdong clan. Once there is no Sun Quan in the rear, the Jiangdong clan will definitely cut off their retreat, and they will not be able to supply food and grass. If this is the case, Zhou Yu will not fight. If defeated, Jiangdong can easily win."

"I isolated Jiangdong and recruited Jiangdong navy for my use, and the Han navy was born. I went up the river and attacked Liu Bei from Jiangxia and Fancheng, so that he could not see each other from head to tail, and Jingzhou was not difficult to capture."

"By doing this, it will take less than two years to pacify the south, then march westward, subjugate Yizhou, conquer Hanzhong, and conquer Xiliang. The world can be pacified, and you are all heroes."

Cao Cao sat at the top, dressed in Confucian attire, talking eloquently and telling his original plan.

Five people, including Xun You, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Chen Qun and Zhong Yao, sat in two rows on the left and right. Listening to the prime minister's strategy, they were all filled with admiration.Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister had his own strategy, which was not inferior to the five of them.

What was frightening the second time was that the prime minister was so thoughtful and conspired that he didn't even inform the five of them in advance.And the reason why I'm telling the truth today is because this originally flawless plan has now been aborted.

The reason is that Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, the commander-in-chief of the East Route, have become Zhuge Wende's prisoners!
Cao Cao frowned and continued: "Everything is expected, but I didn't expect that Zhang Liao, who originally carried troops secretly eastward, would happen to meet Chen Qun who had returned from Jiangdong and rescued Chen Qun."

"That's all, but how could he be driven into the territory of Guan Yu in Jiangxia by Zhou Yu and be plotted by Zhuge Pifu to murder him!"

Jia Xu lowered his head and meditated, holding the pen tightly in his hand, drawing dots on the white paper in front of him without knowing what to do.

Xun You cupped his hands and said, "Everything along the way seems to be a logical coincidence. However, if you think about it carefully, there seems to be something wrong. There is something weird everywhere, as if someone has deliberately arranged it..."

Cheng Yu also echoed: "That's right. I thought about it carefully. From the time Chang Wen went south to Poyang, it seemed that everything was a script that had been predetermined, and it was interlocking with each other without any deviation. The only surprise may be that Chang Wen went south to Poyang. Wen did not go with Wen Yuan, but drove his own boat and returned to Wancheng by a small road, thus escaping this difficulty."

When Chen Qun heard Cheng Yu's analysis, he couldn't help but cast a grateful look at Jia Xu.If not before he left, Jia Xu secretly met with him and reminded him that this trip was very dangerous and he should proceed with caution.He would not conspire with Zhang Liao and go separate ways after meeting Zhang Liao.

Jia Xu suddenly put the pen in his hand on the table, slapped the table and exclaimed: "Absolute! It is indeed a vicious plan! It is impossible to resist and obey!"

Cao Cao asked in shock: "Wen He, what did you say?"

The four counselors were startled by Jia Xu's move, and each looked at Jia Xu in surprise.

According to Jia Xu's character, he has always been silent, and his speech is also in a low voice. He seems to be weak and talks slowly.But he didn't expect that at this moment, he suddenly raised his voice and was extremely arrogant.If he hadn't been shocked out of his mind, he would never have been like this.

Jia Xu held the piece of draft paper on which he had been drawing dots in his hand. After being silent for a few seconds, he gathered his thoughts and said, "I will analyze it carefully. All of this was deliberately arranged by someone!"

Cao Cao opened his eyes wide and asked in disbelief: "Why do you say that? Has the Gu family's strategy been spread privately?"

He worked hard and thought about it for many days and nights before he came up with such a plan.Even the five great counselors and many generals did not disclose anything. Even Zhang Liao, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, only ordered him to act according to his orders, but did not inform the entire strategic plan in detail.

How could such information, which was so strictly confidential and unknown to the world, be leaked in advance?
Impossible!

Jia Xu sighed and continued: "Chen Changwen was eager to make contributions to the country and crossed Jiangxia smugglingly, which was a mistake. Xiahou De was young and arrogant, and even led his troops from Jiangxia to Poyang in a arrogant manner, which made him make more mistakes!"

Chen Qun's face turned red and he was ashamed.Jia Xu did not say that he was greedy for merit, but described him as "eager to make contributions to the country", which was enough to give him face.

"Prime Minister, please think about what kind of person Guan Yu is? Zhuge Wende did not choose anyone else, but only his father and son Guan to guard Jiangxia. There must be a reason. Even if Chen Qun passed by in a small boat, the Jiangxia defenders did not notice it, so Xiahou There are hundreds of soldiers and dozens of ships swaggering by, is there any reason why we can't discover it?"

Cao Cao's expression changed and he said nothing.Xun You nodded in approval: "Wen He's analysis is very reasonable."

Jia Xu lowered his head and looked at the draft paper and continued: "I expected that when Chen Qun went south, soldiers from Jiangxia and Jingzhou had already discovered it and reported it to Zhuge Wende's mansion. As for Xiahou De's subsequent visit to Jiangxia, he was already successful. Zhuge Pifu's trap was deliberately let go. From this moment on, everything is under Zhuge Wende's plan."

Chen Qun became more and more surprised and asked in confusion: "How could he know that Zhou Yu would conspire to harm me? How could he predict that Xiahou De would lose to Zhou Yu and Zhang Liao would come to rescue him?"

Jia Xu gave a wry smile and sighed: "Zhuge Wende may have been studying Zhou Yu before he came out of the mountain. His grasp of Zhou Yu's temper may not be as good as Zhou Yu himself!"

"As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy and you will be victorious in every battle. According to Zhou Yu's character, how can you be your opponent in Changwen? The moment you entered Poyang, Zhou Yu had already seen through your plan. So those who pretend to be kind and polite are just acting, and the purpose is Just to make you happy, he returned to Wancheng without any suspicion, and without any sense of caution, he took action, killed you in the waters near Jiangxia, and put the blame on Jingzhou!"

"As for Xiahou De..."

(End of this chapter)