Summoning of God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 448 The Death of Xia Houyuan

Ten days later, Chengdu was not peaceful in the middle of the night, and people in the palace were panic-stricken. Cao Cao wept bitterly in the palace, distraught.

"Miaocai, my wonderful talent! We once said that we want to pacify the world together, but I didn't expect you to leave me first!" Cao Cao was in great pain, but he was gradually calming down. It was also because of Yong Liang's achievements and Huo Jun He surrendered and beheaded Wang Shuang, the general of the White Robe Army, which is not bad.

Cao Pi was sitting on pins and needles in his mansion, Xia Houba was distraught at home, and now almost every important official of Qin State could not sleep at night.

Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu rushed to Cao Pi's place in disheveled clothes, and Fazheng also hurriedly dared to come, but after all, he was delayed for a while.

Sima Yi lived in the wing of Cao Pi's mansion, and he was already sitting in the hall thinking about how to deal with this matter.

"Zihuan, have you heard that Uncle Miaocai was killed! Chen Qingzhi is a bastard, one day I will take down his head and avenge Xia Houba! But it is also very strange that Chen Qingzhi is so likely to be killed. Uncle Zhimiaocai's way back to Yizhou, could it be that it caused Xiao Qiang?" Cao Zhen spoke bluntly, and even said everything to Cao Pi, expressing all the thoughts in his heart.

Sima Yi knelt and sat on the spot, half-jokingly said: "Young master, even General Cao Zhen realized that this matter was most likely conspired by people from the Qin Kingdom. It seems that this matter is not so simple. We are naturally mourning the death of General Xia Houyuan, but Also think about who will benefit more from the death of General Xiahou!"

"Eh? Sima Yi, what nonsense are you talking about! What do you mean even I realize that there is a problem, you are looking down on me, right!" Cao Zhen was a little angry. He was just in a hurry, but he didn't expect that he would be given by Sima Yi. ridicule.

Cao Pi sighed helplessly, waved his hands to comfort Cao Zhen, and said, "Zhongda is right, Zidan should stop talking about it. Zhongda is our friend, and he also bears the vengeance of losing his son! Han Pengju actually treated Zhongda If his family members do it, his son may be dead. Now that Zhong Da can think about things calmly, Zidan, you have to learn a little bit."

After hearing Cao Pi's words, Cao Zhen calmed down, and he really felt that Sima Yi was very pitiful.His wife took the youngest son to visit the family, but unexpectedly, the son died at the hands of Han Wu.Presumably this is also a pain point for Sima Yi.

Sima Yi just trembled, the hatred flashed in his eyes, and he calmed down again.

The murder of the son had to be avenged, but Sima Yi did not dare to mention it now because his elder brother and younger brothers were all in Jin.Although he is far away from Sima's family now, Sima Yi thinks it is worth it if he can exchange the life of his youngest son for the safety of the whole family.But this hatred is still there, maybe it can only be buried in my heart for the time being.

"My lord, I think this matter is strange. Although this army division Cheng Yu is like a god, but I heard that he is sitting on the ground to argue. General Cao Ren is good at defense. Although he is also good at fighting, field battles are not necessarily better than Wenpin's elite soldiers. What's more Wenpin has Xu Rong's help, General Cao Ren can't defeat the enemy by himself. Lingbao's vanguard army and the army of the third and fourth princes are traveling in the starry night. How can they control the battle situation? They retreated the Jin Yongliang army in an instant ?" Sima Yi narrowed his eyes, and said the business.

Sima Yi also believed that this was the real reason for General Xiahouyuan's death. He was afraid that the White Robe Army of the Jin State had obtained the exact time and route of General Xiahouyuan's return to the court and ambushed him halfway.

"This time, Sima Yi is right. I also think Cao Zhi can't get away with it. Uncle Miaocai has always been rigorous and careful. How could he be killed so easily? Besides, Xiahouba is Zihuan's subordinate. It is natural that Uncle Xiahou died. Cao Zhi is the most advantageous. With the intelligence of that insidious guy Yang Xiu, he must have exchanged information on the deployment of Shangyong's troops in exchange for Wenpin's retreat!" Cao Zhen said righteously.

Fazheng also shook his head helplessly, and finally said: "I think what Zhongda said is worth considering. There is indeed something strange about this matter."

Cao Xiu frowned, and after thinking for a while, he said, "It doesn't matter if there is something wrong, what is important is how to deal with it. Huo Jun is a soldier of the White Robe Army. His rebellion led to the death of Wang Shuang, and it also involved General Xiahou's death." Death. If I were him, I would lead my troops to join Chu! Wang Shuang died, and Chen Qingzhi was cautious, so he would definitely retreat to Hongnong. At this time, there is no one to command the Shangyong army, and General Xiahou Dun will definitely send troops to occupy Shangyong in time. The matter of guarding generals is the key point of wisdom. I think that Zihuan should suggest to the great king Chu Xiahouba to inherit Uncle Xiahouyuan's general position and continue to guard Shangyong!"

Cao Xiu's military thinking is no less than that of Cao Zhen and Sima Yi, and he is more cautious than Cao Zhen.

"Tomorrow...I'm afraid it won't work! My son, if the king asks you how to deal with it tomorrow, you should take the initiative to petition, avenge General Xiahouyuan, and recommend yourself to guard Shangyong. The king will definitely not let you guard it. At this time, you will recommend Xiahouba General, it must be feasible. In this way, neither family affection nor tactics will be greatly affected. Moreover, General Xiahouba is a smart man, he must understand that Yang Xiu and Cao Zhi are inseparable at this time!" Sima Yi narrowed his eyes, This time, he wants to completely overthrow Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu in terms of clan relationship.

Yang Xiu's behavior this time was enough to allow Cao Zhi to establish enough reputation among the officials, but he ignored that this world was brought down by the generals of the Cao clan.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu who harmed Xia Houyuan. This behavior is enough to make them only able to gain a foothold in the court in the future, but not able to command soldiers.With the military power gone, no matter how fancy a trick is, it will not help.

"Okay! Tomorrow, Zidan, Wen Lie and I will go to Uncle Xiahou's mansion to pay homage. My father must be there too." Cao Pi squinted his eyes. He knew that this time was a great opportunity for him to fundamentally bring down Cao Zhi.

Now Cao Pi asks himself what he lacks most is the support of the officials, but if he wants to get the support of the officials, he needs to change himself into a loyal and upright son.

In the royal palace of Xudu in Jin State, Han Fu received the front-line battle situation late at night and learned that the white-robed army general Wang Shuang had died in battle.At the same time, he also learned that Chen Qingzhi had beheaded Xia Houyuan, so he really didn't know what to do with such good and bad news.

Han Wu was summoned into the palace in the middle of the night, and when he learned that Wang Shuang was killed in battle, he completely woke up!

Although Wang Shuang is a rough man, just a general, but he is a loyal soldier.If it weren't for him to check and balance Ma Teng and the Qiang army in Wuzhangyuan, Han Wu thought that he would not have raided the Sili area so smoothly.

"Oh! Wang Shuang's death really hurts my heart. But at this time, it is a great achievement for General Chen Qingzhi. He cannot be punished, but can only be rewarded heavily. Father, my son thought that he should reward General Wang Shuang's family with ten thousand taels of gold. , posthumously conferred the title of Marquis of Yong, and enjoyed five hundred households in the city." Han Wu did not hesitate to confer rewards, and such rewards were already too heavy.

Han Fu couldn't help hesitating, and said: "Wu'er, this ten thousand taels of gold is nothing, but there are five hundred households in this city... You must understand that the tax revenue of our Jin country far exceeds that of Qin and Chu. A food town with five hundred households is comparable to a thousand households in Qin State, right?"

Hearing that his father was hesitant, Han Wu shook his head and said, "Father, this is an era of war, and the loyal and brave soldiers who died in battle must be rewarded. If not, who will work for our court next time? Mere money, if you can In exchange for the loyalty and bravery of the soldiers, it is worth it!"

Seeing that his son was so determined, Han Fu agreed with his decision without saying anything more.

In fact, Han Wu was still very happy. Objectively speaking, exchanging Wang Shuang's life for Xia Houyuan's head would be a huge profit!After all, Wang Shuang is only a general, and Xia Houyuan is a handsome talent.Beheading Xia Houyuan was equivalent to cutting off Cao Cao's arm. Within half a year, he would not be able to gather the troops from Xincheng who had gone northward, so he could only continue to recuperate and rectify the army.

"Okay! It's getting late now. Father urgently asked you to come here, which delayed Wu'er's rest. Go back and rest, and morning court will be in two hours." Han Fu waved his hand and asked his son to go back to rest, and he will continue to deal with government affairs .

Jiangdong Changsha
Sun Quan also got the news that Xia Houyuan was beheaded, which was also a big event for Jiangdong.

"Bo Yan, Xia Houyuan was beheaded by the white-robed army, what do you think?" Sun Quan asked the white-faced young man beside him, asking him for advice.

Lu Xun, courtesy name Boyan,

Lu Xun frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "My lord, why don't you let Mr. Lu Su speak first, the minister's remarks may not be accurate, maybe you can add something."

Lu Xun didn't dare to speak nonsense, he wanted Lu Su to bow and salute to show his respect.

Sun Quan kept smiling and motioned to Lu Su to let him speak first.

Lu Su was also frowning, and said: "My lord has been recruiting troops and showing weakness to Lv Bu. I thought that Lv Bu would definitely be punished. However, even if Lu Bu died at the hands of the lord, he would only get half of the land in Yangzhou. Even if Lu Bu The generals can only be accepted by the Jin State. Faced with such a situation, and now that Xia Houyuan was beheaded again, the military strength of the Jin State will inevitably increase! Jin Prince Han Wu wrote a letter to let the lord be the King of Wu. This time is not a good time.”

Sun Quan nodded in agreement, and he also believed that now is not the best time to carry.

Lu Xun smiled slightly. Although he agreed with Lu Su's words, he thought of something that he couldn't think of.

"Oh? Why Bo Yan is laughing, why don't you tell me." Sun Quan liked Lu Xun very much. He thought that Lu Xun was not only young and promising, but also a talent capable of taking on great responsibilities!

Lu Xun saluted Lu Su and Sun Quan again, and then said: "The younger generation thought that what Mr. Lu Su said was very true, but he didn't see anything. Xia Houyuan returned to Yizhou to return to his command, and he must have taken a secret path. How do you know? This is the first doubtful point. The King of Qin sent Cao Zhi to lead the army. How many days will the army be able to retreat from the Yongliang army of the Jin State? This is the second doubt. The minister believes that there is a conspiracy in it, and Cao Zhi has an expert around him! This person may have used the conspiracy for the crown prince of the Qin State. Xia Houyuan supports it Because of this, Cao Pi suffered an unreasonable disaster. Cao Zhi retired from the army of the Jin State, and his reputation in the court was greatly improved! The minister thought that if the lord was promoted to the King of Wu, Cao Pi would naturally support him first. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Cao Cao, the king of Qin, would inevitably win over the lord, as the emperor The lord is named King of Wu. At that time, the lord can send troops across the river and unite with the king of Chu, Liu Bei, to attack Lu Bu!"

What Lu Xun said made Lu Su and Sun Quan narrow their eyes, one applauding and the other amazed.

To have such insight at such a young age, Lu Xun is really extraordinary!Now Lu Su knew why this young man with a green beard was able to stay with the lord late at night and ask questions.

(End of this chapter)