Soldiers come to the world

Although Liu Jing was very polite to Hua Xin, he never compromised on matters of principle, including etiquette. Regardless of whether Hua Xin represented Cao Pi or not, he was not qualified to negotiate directly with Liu Jing, and based on the principle of reciprocity, He should have peace talks with Xiangguo.

Hua Xin was impatient and forgot to read this, but Liu Jing coldly rejected it. Hua Xin blushed immediately and said apologetically, "It's my humble servant who is being rude."

Liu Jing smiled, and gave Sima Yi a wink, Sima Yi understood, stood up and said with a smile: "Please, Hua!"

Sima Yi invited Hua Xin out of the big tent to discuss with other tents, while Liu Jing drank tea slowly and pondered, thinking about how to take advantage of Cao Wei's internal strife.

Not long after, Sima Yi returned to Liu Jing's tent. He didn't get any specific instructions from Liu Jing, but only listened to Hua Xin's plan. He smiled and reported to Liu Jinghui: "To be honest, I didn't expect Cao Pi to make such a request. , They put forward three demands, the first is to release Cao Ren, the second is to release the prisoners of war, and the third is to hope that the Han army can withdraw from Qingzhou, and in return, the Cao army is willing to give up Luoyang, so that Xu Huang's army can withdraw from Luoyang."

This remark made Liu Jing laugh dumbfoundedly. What does Cao Pi mean by this? Did he think Cao Jun won the original battle?Is this asking for the sincerity of oneself?

Sima Yi pondered for a while and said, "I don't think Cao Pi is so ignorant of current affairs. This should be Cao Pi's temptation."

"Trying what?" Liu Jing asked.

"He hopes that His Highness will take the initiative to put forward the conditions, and the three requests he made, I believe that the release of Cao Ren is the most important thing, and the other two requests are just his cover."

Liu Jing read the head, and Sima Yi's analysis made sense. He pondered for a moment and said: "It is not impossible to release Cao Ren and the prisoners of war. I can also agree to withdraw from Qingzhou temporarily, but I only have one condition, that is, to abolish the current false emperor. Cao Pi can temporarily plan the government as the prime minister of the country until the lord of the world takes the throne."

It should be said that the conditions proposed by Liu Jing are very harsh. This is no longer a conventional condition that you fight for a stone and he fights back. It is a political condition, which is ten times harsher than the condition that was required to ensure the safety of Empress Fu. Of course, Liu Jing has the confidence to do so, and he doesn't care whether Cao Pi agrees or not.

Sima Yi was also taken aback secretly, he didn't expect that Liu Jing would put forward such harsh conditions, how could Cao Pi agree, but after thinking about it, he realized that if Cao Pi was really out of trouble, it would not be conducive to their unification of the world, so he proposed harsh conditions. If Cao Pi is forced to agree to the conditions, they can at least make up for their losses.

Sima Yi smiled and said, "I understand, now I'm going to negotiate with Hua Xin."

Liu Jing said again: "Also tell Hua Xin that if he comes to see me again, let him go to Chang'an."

Early the next morning, Liu Jing finished his inspection tour in Dongjun County and the original places, and returned to Chang'an by taking the Luoyang line.

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Just like the information obtained by Liu Jing, Cao Pi is indeed facing great pressure. This pressure includes both Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang's coercion, and the ministers' distrust of him. , No one thinks that it is Cao Ren's responsibility. Obviously, the responsibility lies in Cao Pi's ineffective response.

This war reduced Cao Pi's prestige to Bingdu. If Cao Pi used the Wei satire case to eradicate Cao Zhi's supporters before, it had already aroused public anger, then the disastrous defeat in the original battle made many ministers who originally supported him start to criticize him. He is dissatisfied.

What made Cao Pi even more terrified was that his second younger brothers Cao Zhang and Xiahou Dun had the audacity to mobilize troops without authorization. Cao Zhang robbed the [-] Youzhou Army from the North Camp while he was not in Yedu, and Xiahou Dun went too far and transferred [-] troops from Bingzhou. As a result, [-] of Yedu's [-] troops were out of his control, and a mutiny was about to happen.

Public opinion in the government and the public was led by Cao Zhi, and the army was controlled by Cao Zhang and Xiahou Dun. The offensive made Cao Pi extremely anxious, and at the same time made him extremely worried. As a last resort, he secretly sent Hua Xin to Dongjun to negotiate with Liu Jing in an attempt to restore After reading his reputation, on the other hand, he sent his confidants to Qingzhou to transfer Cao Xiu's army into Yedu.

For several days in a row, Cao Pi lived in anxiety and worry. The voices of the government and the public asking him to bear the responsibility for the defeat became louder and louder. Cao Pi knew that this was the third brother Cao Zhi's plan behind the scenes, but he had no choice but to favor the third brother. More, this is not only affected by Yuan's defeat, but the deeper reason is the adverse impact of the Dingling on him.

Although the Dingling was already in a state of death in name only, and Cao Pi was unable to carry it out because of his father's serious illness, but the famous families who had suffered losses because of the Dingling in the early stage turned their hatred on him, which made him a political leader. Extremely passive.

Due to internal and external troubles, Cao Pi felt physically and mentally exhausted. He felt that it was necessary to seek help from his father. Cao Pi waited for almost an hour in the outer hall of the Tongque Palace, but there was no news. He felt restless and got up and said to a guard: "Go and have a look, what's going on in the palace?"

As soon as the words were finished, Cao Pi was stunned when he saw Imperial Doctor Wang walking out quickly. He felt a bad feeling in his heart. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with my father?"

Royal Physician Wang sighed, "Young Master, let's go back!"

Cao Pi suddenly became anxious, grabbed his skirt, and said viciously: "Will you tell me?"

Doctor Wang had no choice but to whisper to Cao Pi: "Duke Wei has been in a coma for two days, and he hasn't woken up yet."

Cao Pi was stunned, and slowly let go of his hand. Physician Wang straightened his clothes quickly, and said: "This is not the first time. After waking up, he became very hyperactive and unconscious. He even made your mother feel sick." I don’t know him anymore, saying that your mother wanted to kill him, and ordered someone to push your mother out and behead him, but fortunately, everyone knew the truth and refused to obey his orders, and now even your mother dare not visit him.”

"How is this going?"

"I don't know either. Some people say that Wei Gongxie wants to invite a wizard to exorcise the evil spirits, but from my experience, this is a kind of flashback."

"Then how long is my father?"

"Let's try our best! It's good to read until the end of the year or the beginning of next year. If God's will is not right, it will only be around November."

Cao Pi couldn't wait for his father's help, so he returned to his mansion in a daze. As soon as he entered the door, a guard stepped forward and said, "Report to your son, Hua Shi is back, and now wait in the study outside."

This is also the news that Cao Pi has been looking forward to for a long time. He hastened his energy and hurried to the outer study room. As soon as he entered the door, Hua Xin quickly got up and saluted, "See your son!"

Cao Pi waved his hand and closed the door casually. He sat down and asked a little nervously, "How was your talk with Liu Jing?"

"Reporting to the son, I first discussed with Sima Yi and proposed the son's plan, but Liu Jing flatly rejected it."

Cao Pi was not surprised, it was completely in his expectation, his plan was just a temptation, not his real condition, he hurriedly asked again: "Did Liu Jing put forward any conditions?"

Hua Xin read the head, hesitated and said, "Sima Yi did put forward Liu Jing's conditions."

"What is it?" Cao Pi leaned forward, with a very nervous expression on his face, he was eager to know Liu Jing's conditions,

"Speak quickly, don't hesitate."

Hua Xin had no choice but to continue: "As for the son's request, Liu Jing said that he can agree to it, but he has one condition. He asks the son to depose the current emperor, and he agrees to the son's appointment as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty."

Cao Pi was stunned for a while, then shook his head and said to himself, "How is this possible!"

Hua Xin also gave a wry smile. He knew that this condition was indeed too harsh. If the prince agreed to this condition, he would undoubtedly recognize Liu Jing as the emperor in disguise. Cao Pi would not only suffer a disastrous defeat on the battlefield, but also completely lose in politics.

But then again, few people now recognize the infant emperor established by Cao Pi. The great man in Yedu has already existed in name only. This is still the prime minister Liu Jing recognized.

Although Hua Xinxin thought so, he didn't dare to say it out. This kind of thing had to be figured out by Cao Pi himself. As a subject, he could only read to the end.

Seeing that Cao Pi was lost in thought, Hua Xin whispered, "I will take my leave first!"

"Go!"

Cao Pi waved his hand, he really didn't want anyone next to him to disturb his train of thought, so Hua Xin saluted and retreated.

Cao Pi walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky full of sunset glow, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

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With Xia Houdun leading his army back to Yedu, the power structure in Yedu became more complicated. It was no longer Cao Pi's family who was in charge. In fact, Cao Pi was already in a weak position.

The 1 Youzhou Army in the Northern Army Camp were taken back by Cao Zhang, while the more than [-] Cao Army on the North Bank of the Yellow River in Wei County were pinned down by the Han Army and could not withdraw to Yedu. Under Xu Chu's [-] Tiger Benwei and [-] City Gate Army.

The [-] city defense soldiers are mainly the army guarding the city gates of Yedu. They were originally Weijun soldiers, subordinate to the local government, and ranked at the bottom of the Cao army system. They were far inferior to the regular army in terms of equipment, supplies, and social status, let alone Compared with Hubenwei in the same city.

But it was such a county soldier who had always been despised by others, but unexpectedly highlighted its importance when the situation in Yedu was delicate.

The general in command of this 3000-man army is called Chen Guo, and he is officially the captain of Wei County. Perhaps because of his relatively low official position, Chen Guo does not belong to Cao Pi's direct lineage, nor does he belong to Cao Zhi's Xiahou faction, nor does he belong to Cao Ren. faction, he belongs to a territory that doesn't care about it - Weijun County Yamen.

Chen Guonian is in his early fifties, has three sons, and his eldest grandson can climb trees. In two years, he plans to retire from office and return to his ancestral home to enjoy family happiness with peace of mind.

Although Chen Guo's status is not high, her family background is very good. In fact, due to the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, the magistrates in each county were controlled by local aristocratic families or powerful people. The local tyrants are in charge, and Wei County is no exception. The family Chen Guo belongs to is a well-known powerful family in Wei County.

Chen Guo's mansion is located in the south of the city. It covers an area of ​​ten acres. The reason for the small house is that his status is not high. In a capital like Yedu where rich and powerful live together, he is really not worth mentioning as the captain of Wei County. , but his manor in Anyang covers an area of ​​[-] hectares, which is the largest manor in Anyang County.

At nightfall, Chen Guo had just returned from inspection at the city gate, and was sitting alone in the room having a few drinks. Chen Guo's biggest hobby was greedy for good wine. When Yedu issued a ban on alcohol, he also brewed wine at home and drank it himself. He would rather not do it This captain can't live without wine for a day.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and his second son Chen Xi whispered nervously outside the door: "Father, there is a distinguished guest!"