Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 748
"No, general. The general will submit the form, and His Majesty will issue an edict again. It has been more than a month since we came back and forth..." Jiang Wei said anxiously.

Cao Zhen realized that one month was short. If the court did not notice the dispute, it would not delay the opportunity of the war. How could such a precious month be wasted? Play cheap.Immediately wrote to Meng Da, saying that he had declared Meng Da to be the general who conquered the west, so that Meng Da could send troops westward to threaten Hanzhong, and at the same time, he sent a letter to Cao Pi to explain the matter; he also ordered Jiang Wei and Guo Huai to lead the troops respectively. Thirty thousand rescued Tianshui and Hedong.

A letter alone might not convince Meng Da, so Cao Zhen chose Cheng Yu's son Cheng Wu as the messenger.Chang Shi Cheng Wu came to see Meng Da with a letter from Cao Zhen, and Meng Da hesitated with the idea of ​​preserving his strength.Cheng Wu sneered and said, "General Zidu, don't forget the lessons learned from the past!"

Meng Da was shocked. At the beginning, Guan Yu asked for help, but he did not go to rescue him. As a result, Liu Feng was forced to commit suicide, and he survived by relying on Cao Cao.At this time, if I reject Cao Zhen again, can Cao Zhen forgive me afterwards?Although he is not under the direct control of Cao Zhen, who is Cao Zhen?Cao Pi's brother, Cao Pi must listen to his brother.Unless...unless you turn against Wei and take refuge in Zhuge Liang!
I heard that Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition is in full swing. If he can defeat Cao Zhen, then he really has to think about stepping on that boat.Thinking this way in his heart, Meng Da gave another excuse: "I didn't send troops according to His Majesty's order. If the emperor made mistakes, I can hardly shirk the blame."

Cheng Wu glanced at Meng Da and laughed loudly: "This is the best time for the general to send troops! Zhuge Liang sent troops and left Li Ping in Hanzhong. Zidu is not familiar with Li Ping, it is Li Yan and Li Zhengfang! It is said that Li Yan was originally a minister of Liu Bei's Tuogu, but he did not expect to be so downcast. If Zidu could persuade Li Yan to submit, wouldn't it be a great achievement? If Li Yan surrendered, Zhuge Liang would become a lone army and would be defeated! At that time, Yizhou was at your fingertips, and the general would be He is the number one hero, His Majesty already values ​​the general very much, but the general has nothing to do with Wei, who can compete with the general after such a feat?"

As expected of Cheng Yu's son, he is not only eloquent, but also has a grasp of human nature, and he can clearly figure out Meng Da's abacus.Although Meng Da is not in Yizhou, he is very concerned about the situation in Yizhou. After Liu Bei died, Zhuge Liang took control of the military and political power.Meng Da himself had thought about it. These days, only those who have soldiers, territory, and strength have the right to speak. Even if he surrenders to Zhuge Liang, he will never leave Shangyong. If he leaves Shangyong, he will become a fish, but how is that possible? ?
Cheng Wu felt that he hadn't said enough, and naturally he would talk about harm after talking about benefits. "Did the general forget that you have a personal enmity with Zhuge Liang? How can Zhuge Liang not hate you? And even if he can really defeat General Zidan, he will attack Shangyong next. Can I let you go?"

This is a heart-breaking word. When Liu Bei ordered Meng Da to attack Fangling, Fangling prefect Kuai Qi died in the rebellion. Kuai Qi was Zhuge Liang's second brother-in-law. Although Meng Da acted according to orders, the personal enmity was resolved .Originally, Liu Bei held Meng Da in high regard, but after this incident, Meng Da's status plummeted. Not only did Liu Bei begin to distance himself from Yizhou, but when he later attacked Shangyong, he clearly had the ability to conquer it. Sending Liu Feng again, isn't this clearly a separation of powers?Meng Da's original name was Zijing, but because Liu Bei's uncle was named Liu Zijing, Meng Da changed it to Zidu to avoid taboo.The Kuai family was one of the four wealthy families in Jingzhou. Kuai Qi's death not only offended Zhuge Liang, but also offended a large group of people in Jingzhou. Meng Da surrendered to Cao Cao without consideration in this regard.

"Sir, reply to General Zidan, I will immediately write to Li Yan to persuade him to surrender, and ask General Zidan to grant him an official position so that he can feel at ease."

Cheng Wu said with a smile: "General Zidan said that if Li Yan surrenders, he is willing to give up his chariot to ride on the general! Besides, General Zidan ordered me to assist the general and give advice to the general." In order to persuade Meng Da, Cheng Wu did Enough homework.

Is this a forced palace?Meng Da narrowed his eyes, feeling unhappy.

Cheng Wu laughed again and said, "This Yizhou Mufei is none other than General Zidu."

These words opened Meng Da's heart a lot. It would be such a pleasure to be the king and hegemony in Yizhou.Meng Da believed [-]% of Cheng Wu's words. Cao Cao firmly controlled the military power in the hands of the clan, such as Xiahouyuan, Xiahoudun, Cao Ren, Cao Xiu, Cao Chun, etc. It was difficult for foreign surnames to get ahead. Cao Pi was different, and foreign surnames were also valued, such as Zhang Liao, Wu quality.Cao Pi had a good relationship with Meng Da when he was the eldest son, and after becoming emperor, he continued to reward him constantly. Meng Da and Xia Houshang had a very good personal relationship, so Meng Da thought that Cao Pi regarded himself as a confidant, and Cao Pi was always generous to his confidants.And the reason why I didn't improve is that first, Shangyong is indeed a buffer to contain Hanzhong, which is very important; the second is what Cheng Wu said, that I haven't made great achievements yet, and Cao Pi can't reward him.Therefore, Meng Da believes that as long as he makes great contributions, it is not a false talk to be a Yizhou animal husbandry.

"As for the messenger, I think my nephew Deng Xian is the most suitable." Cheng Wu looked at Meng Da jokingly.

Meng Da let out a long sigh, that's all, Cheng Wu knew himself very well and had no plans left.His nephew, Deng Xian, was sent by Liu Zhang to follow Zhang Ren to stop Liu Bei from entering Sichuan. Zhang Ren shot and killed Pang Tong in Luofengpo.Pang Tong is not only Liu Bei's confidant counselor, but also Zhuge Liang's best friend, and also the brother-in-law of Zhuge Liang's elder brother-in-law Pang Shanmin, so this account will inevitably be remembered.

While speaking, the deputy general Li Fu came to report to Shen Dan, the prefect of Xicheng, and Shen Yi, the prefect of Fangling, to see him.Meng Da immediately realized that the two brothers rushed over so quickly, maybe Cheng Wu had already greeted them, and he secretly exclaimed that it was lucky that he did not refuse.

The Shen brothers pretended not to know anything, and came to see Meng Da to find out how Zhuge Liang should deal with the Northern Expedition.Meng Da pretended to introduce Cheng Wu to the two, and said that he wanted to send troops to Hanzhong, what did the two think.

As expected, the two strongly agreed and volunteered to be the front part.Meng Da had no choice but to write a letter to Li Yan, and sent Deng Xian to deliver the letter, and the Shen brothers went back to prepare to raise troops.

Meng Da came back home and sighed, his son Meng Xing asked why, Meng Da said: "Son, as a father, I have no choice but to tolerate Shu, if Li Yan agrees, it's okay, if he doesn't agree, The outcome of this battle is unpredictable, without Shangyong, how can my father and son gain a foothold in Wei."

"Father's slow use of troops is just that. Zhuge Liang knew that he would withdraw from the army, so Hanzhong is beyond my father's plan."

Meng Da shook his head: "How can I not know, how can Cao Zhen not blame me?"

Meng Xing thought for a while and said: "Since that's the case, if the boy is willing to go to Chang'an as a hostage, Cao Zhen will definitely not have any doubts."

(End of this chapter)