Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3400 Forced

Jizhou.

Cui Yan probably has never met Fei Qian.

Even if he had seen it, he had forgotten it.

But he has heard too many things in the past few years...

Maybe he had seen it before, but Cui Yan couldn't remember it.

When he reaches his position, it is often others who have to work hard to remember him, rather than him working hard to remember others. There are not many people worthy of his memory, but Fei Qian now should be one of them anyway.

Originally Cui Yan thought it would take a long time before he could see Fei Qian, but the current situation seems to be...

"Troubled times..."

Cui Yan was filled with emotions.

Troubled times make Zhuzi rule the roost!

If it were in the peaceful and prosperous times, when the Han Dynasty was reviving, where would it be the turn of a boy from a humble family like Fei Qian to come forward?

People like Fei Qian were just lackeys of famous families at that time. They would come and go at a moment's notice!

But now...

Cui Yan let out a long sigh.

On the desk behind him, there are a few words he just wrote, "Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao." 』

Now, it seems to be a prophecy.

"snort. Cui Yan thought of Yuan Shu from before.

Yuan Shu thought that because there was "Lu" in his name, he would be involved with "Tu Gao"?

Cui Yan didn't know what "Tu Gao" meant before, but now he gradually understands it.

Tu, road.

Gao means respect.

Combined, it actually looks like a tall enemy appearing on the road in the distance...

The land of Guanzhong has a high terrain.

When a person rides on a horse, he naturally becomes taller.

Is this a coincidence, or can it really be predicted?

Cui Yan hasn't thought through it yet.

He just knows that there are many families in Jizhou now who have many unexplained connections with Na Feiqian.

Now that the news of Cao Cao's defeat came, his mind was completely confused.

It's not about how loyal he is to Cao Cao or worrying about Cao Cao, but for himself and his own family.

He pondered until Cui Lin came to see him.

"Brother, don't you think it's strange about the emperor's edict?" Cui Lin whispered after sitting down.

"What's weird?" ” Cui Yan repeated.

"That's right. Cui Lin frowned and said, "As soon as Prime Minister Cao was exposed, this edict was issued. It is better to let Jiangdong Lu Zijing go to Wuguan and Liu Ziyang to Youzhou...Brother, you see, all the way south, Go all the way north, obviously you can go directly to Heluo, hey! I just didn’t want to leave..."

"Hmm..." Cui Yan nodded, "What can you find out about the content of the edict?" 』

Logically speaking, the edict was given to Fei Qian by the emperor, and others had no way of knowing it. However, in the land of Shandong, rules are rules, but they are just rules. Not following the rules, or pretending not to know the rules, or doing things outside of the rules are actually the norm in Shandong.

There are too many sensible Shandong people who know when to speak and when to shut up.

Cui Lin took out a roll of silk from his sleeve.

Cui Yan took it, unfolded it, and squinted at it.

"hehe…"

After Cui Yan finished reading, he smiled and threw the silk paper of the imperial edict on the table.

Cui Lin followed the manuscript and saw the words on the desk...

"Brother, what are you writing..." Cui Lin couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it suddenly occurred to me that I was just writing casually. ” Cui Yan didn’t go out of his way to cover it up, but typed the six words, “What do you think of this sentence? 』

What do you think?

Look backwards!

The disadvantage is that the recognition of Chinese characters is very high. If you read them horizontally, vertically, backwards, or even confusingly, as long as you are familiar with the system of the language, your brain will automatically correct it. It can be said that there are quite a lot of treasures left by our ancestors, most of which were lost by the descendants of later generations.

This sentence has been bothering the big man for a long time.

This may be just a sigh, or it may be just a drunken remark, or it may be nothing at all. It's just who said it, so it's different.

If it was just an ordinary Han citizen, a commoner who said it, then even if he said it a thousand times, it would be of no use.

But it happened to be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who said it...

It's like in a big company, ordinary employees gather together and whisper that they are going to lay off employees, reducing staff and increasing efficiency, but no matter how much they talk, it is useless. But if one day the big boss of the company sighs during a meeting, "The economy is in recession right now..."

Then the company's middle and senior managers immediately became nervous, looking at each other, speculating, and calculating who would be the next scapegoat, who would be the next scapegoat, and who would be kicked out first...

Maybe the big boss didn't want to lay off people at first, but then he heard, "Oh, everyone said they were going to lay off people. OK, then let's lay off people. Let's try it and see if it has any effect..."

Cui Yan also asked casually.

But Cui Lin had to think a lot.

Are you going to surrender to the hussars?

By the way, Cui Yan will definitely know more information. Is it possible that Cao Cao is far worse and more troublesome than what he knows on the surface? But where did the news about Cui Yan come from? Oh, got it. The Cui family also paid for the transportation of grain and grass. Among the people transporting grain and grass, there must be Cui Yan's spy, and he must have obtained the information.

Or has Cui Yan already contacted Fei Qian's people? Not impossible. After all, Wei Yan had made trouble in Jizhou before, so it would be unjustifiable to say that Cui Yan didn't know about it at all.

Even...

Already settled? Are you going to use this sentence to stand up for the Hussars?

There is nothing surprising about this, after all, everyone needs to eat...

What's more, Cui Yan doesn't eat alone, but as a family, and everyone in the family has to eat.

However, these are all speculations. There is not enough evidence yet, and Cui Lin cannot infer Cui Yan's specific thoughts.

Cui Yan glanced at Cui Lin.

Cui Lin realized that he had been thinking for too long, so he quickly said: "Brother, I really don't have much research on this prophecy... I was distracted just now, but I just remembered another thing before... I still remember there were rumors before It is said that Prime Minister Cao was slow to advance into Guanzhong before. On the surface, he claimed to be seeking safety, but in fact he was timid and avoided war. Do you want to make peace with the Hussars? 』

"How long has it been..." Cui Yan subconsciously responded half a sentence, and then got stuck.

Isn't this sentence "Those who take over the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao" older than the previous rumors that Cao Cao was timid in making peace? But now it seems to be a foreshadowing, a sign. So it seems that the rumor that Cao Cao was in Shandong was not seeking war, but seeking peace, didn't seem to be around for long?

Cui Yan looked at Cui Lin and nodded, "I never thought that you are so thoughtful...not bad, not bad..."

"It's all big brother who gives good guidance. Cui Lin quickly handed over his hand.

Cui Yan smiled, his pupils slightly opened, he thought for a moment and then clapped his hands and said, "Yes!" That's it! Otherwise, Prime Minister Cao led the army and fought in such a miserable manner despite the depletion of food and grass? It turns out that there were signs of this happening! 』

Cui Lin also felt a little emotional. He originally just thought that the phrase "the one who represents the Han Dynasty" was difficult to say and explain, so he temporarily thought of something else to deal with it, but he didn't expect that he really got to the point? !

What can this say?

As expected, people are all forced. If you don’t force yourself, you don’t know how strong you are?

The bronze crane in the corner of the room has one of its legs curled up. Green smoke comes out of the belly of the bronze crane and follows the carved texture upwards, filling the air...

Cui Yan seemed to be like a crane, shrinking one leg and thinking quietly.

Cui Lin didn't dare to disturb Cui Yan's thinking. He could only look here and there.

"wrong! 』

Cui Yan suddenly opened his eyes.

Cui Lin was so frightened that he almost fell down and said that he was just talking nonsense. Brother, please don't be angry. Before he could say anything, he heard Cui Yan continue to say, "This is wrong!" Prime Minister Cao...what can he get? 』

"ah? What? Cui Lin responded subconsciously.

"Unless..." Cui Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "Unless Prime Minister Cao...from the beginning he was not thinking about how to win, but how to lose!" 』

"What? This, this is impossible! Cui Lin's eyes widened.

Cui Yan still narrowed his eyes and twirled his beard, and did not explain to Cui Lin in detail.

"But those men, horses, money and food..." Cui Lin couldn't believe it, "This person died, but he couldn't be resurrected. The money and food were consumed, and they were all gone. How could it be... how could it be possible?" 』

"Well..." Cui Yan nodded, "If it's more accurate, Prime Minister Cao should have made two preparations... However, with things like this, how can we allow him to get everything he wants?" 』

"Brother...what do you mean..."

Cui Yan said slowly: "I think... is it a rumor? It has to be spread before it can be called a rumor. If it is not spread, it will be too long and others will probably forget it, right?" What do you think? 』

…

...I don’t know when it started, and I don’t know where it spread from. Anyway, many people now associate Cao Cao and Fei Qian together, saying that these two people actually didn’t fight seriously at all!

Fake fighting, real acting!

As for who to show it to...

hehe.

It is obvious that the land of Shandong does not like Fei Qian, but now this person's name is mentioned and heard again and again.

The people of Shandong cannot let go.

Like a lump in the throat.

Feiqian.

Fei Qian…

"The reason why this Fei Qian was able to mobilize his troops to attack Youzhou in time when Prime Minister Cao showed his defeat. The horse trampled Yan Mountain, which shows that this son had a premeditated plan." In other words, before he defeated Prime Minister Cao, he had already expected... that Prime Minister Cao would be defeated. 』

When the black shadow who spoke reached this point, he probably felt a little ridiculous, so he stopped talking.

For them, they have neither God’s perspective nor a keyboard. It is not easy to be like this, and it is quite worthy of recognition. But the problem is also here. They view the problem because of the incomplete information they get. If one's three views are not perfect, it is easy to be led astray and onto the wrong path.

This is a small room. There is only one solitary lamp in the room, which cannot illuminate the surroundings at all, so that no matter whether it is a person or an object, there is only an outline.

Another dark figure sighed in a low voice: "I heard... Prime Minister Cao was defeated on purpose?" You guys... really think this is possible? 』

"How is this possible?" ! How long has this rumor been going on? Haven't you already refuted the rumors? 』

The shadow that spoke before coughed, "Oh, refuting the rumor." Count one of you, who really believes those government notices? And...don't you think this is too coincidental? If there is no advance arrangement, how can it be just right, neither early nor late? You know, how far is it from Guanzhong to Youzhou? 』

Everyone fell silent.

Sometimes, not everything has an answer, but the problem is that some people just want an answer.

Or rather, it was the answer they were willing to accept.

Although Cao Cao led the army, this time, Shandong was defeated...

Since it is a failure, there must always be someone to take the blame.

The emperor is generally not responsible. After all, everyone knows the current state of the emperor Liu Xie.

So the emperor is right, who can be wrong?

If it's not Cao Cao's fault, could it be the fault of everyone present?

"You and I both know that Prime Minister Cao always uses his close confidants..."

"Nepotism is a fact. 』

"I didn't know that Prime Minister Cao wanted to do something even though he occupied so many positions..."

"Could it be..."

Everyone was silent for a while.

There are some things that you shouldn’t think too much about. It doesn’t seem like much at first, but if you think about it too much, problems will arise.

If it had been said earlier that Cao Cao was going to make peace with Fei Qian, everyone would have regarded it as a joke, but now the joke is getting less and less funny, and even a little scary...

What if Cao Cao really joins forces with Fei Qian to cut up the big men and divide things up, then...

"No, no, that doesn't make sense... Think about it, if Prime Minister Cao really wanted to... why would he have to fight this war? ! I'm not trying to defend Prime Minister Cao, I just don't understand, what good will it do to Prime Minister Cao if we lose this fight? 』

"benefit? Need more to say? It turns out that some people didn’t listen to Prime Minister Cao. Why? Isn’t it just that there is money, food, and people? Now it's fine. If you lose a battle, it's the others who lose, and it's the Cao family who gets fat! Believe it or not, all the remaining money, food, and manpower were lost in the battle with one stroke of a pen, and even the profits can be left over! 』

"Prime Minister Cao...should not be like this..."

"Hey, hey, hey. 』

"I heard that some of the Cao family's sons under Prime Minister Cao died in the battle, didn't they?" How could this be a deliberate defeat? 』

"Did you hear that?" Someone also heard that Xiahou Yuanrang was a guest under Qiusi's command? ! So what do you say? 』

"this…"

The shadows gathered together to discuss and refute each other, but they did not unify and unite with each other...

The same hatred?

If there is no such thing, only equal sharing of interests is the truth.

The reason is simple. Now that Cao Cao has been defeated, there will inevitably be some power vacuum. Who will fill it?

As for the Hussars, that is a matter of the future, and these immediate interests cannot be let go!

Regardless of whether Cao Cao really colluded with Fei Qian or not, it actually doesn't matter. It's like "looking for trouble". He is a bag-maker and can put anything into it. As for whether it is consistent or whether there is something more appropriate. In fact, people in Shandong don’t care so much about the crime...

Because what they "care about" is not at this point.

After discussing for a long time, the black shadows still failed to come up with any specific and effective steps and response strategies. They only came to a common "attitude" -

No matter whether the peace between Cao Cao and Fei Qian is true or not, this time Cao Cao must take the blame and resign no matter what!

The position of Prime Minister must not be allowed to continue to be occupied by Cao Cao!

As long as Cao Cao takes one step back, he will take ten or a hundred steps back in the future!

By then…

It's not too late to worry about this "peace" matter!

…

…

Jiangling.

Jiangdong soldiers carried supplies up and down the warship, walked on the steps from the shore to the cabin, and then returned to the shore from the cabin.

Although most people choose to walk on dry ground, after all, the boat is in the water, and there will always be people stepping into some puddles, forming a series of footprints.

As more people stepped on these footprints, they began to merge into a trace from scattered footprints.

Traces like bleeding.

Zhou Yu was sitting on the boat, wearing fur.

The voice of "anti-war" in Jiangdong is gradually rising...

It has even affected here.

Even if Zhou Yu is in charge.

The autumn wind is cold, and the river wind is even colder.

But the coldest thing is the human heart.

Those guys in Jiangdong think of themselves as clever and resourceful, but they don’t know that they are actually as simple as fools. As long as they seek to maximize their interests, they will always succeed...

The reason why these guys are unwilling to continue fighting is mostly because they want to give up when things get better.

That's right, the little bit of oil and water in Jiangling is what makes these guys think it's okay...

As for the injuries and deaths in Jiangdong, they were just soldiers and civilians. To these gentry children in Jiangdong, these are all untouchables, like trivial matters, not worth mentioning at all.

The Jiangdong nobles just need capital and are just speculating.

Human capital, material capital, even bragging capital.

Speculation here, speculation there.

As for the future…

Haha, they think what they have is the future.

Zhou Yu is undoubtedly lonely, and he also speculates, but he is not just speculation.

No one can understand him.

Zhou Yu was perhaps the first person in Jiangdong to sense Fei Qian's threat, and he had always believed in it unswervingly.

Lu Su is half of it.

Lu Su didn't completely believe that Fei Qian's threat was that great. It was just Zhou Yu who said so, so Lu Su just did what Zhou Yu said. As for Sun Quan, he wasn't even half of it.

But if Zhou Yu were asked to present the facts and reason, and use some specific things to explain the dangers of Fei Qian, Zhou Yu could not do it for the time being, because after all, Fei Qian was in Guanzhong, and there was still a considerable distance from Jiangdong.

But this distance...

Maybe it's not as big as those short-sighted people in Jiangdong imagined.

Zhou Yu's eyes saw a boat coming up from the river in the distance...

The boat flowing down the river was rowing like flying. When it got closer, Zhou Yu saw the anxious look of the scout on the boat who was out for reconnaissance, and his heart couldn't help but thump.

Sure enough, the scouts reported back and found the Hussars' navy from Sichuan and Shu heading towards Jiangling.

"The leader..." Zhou Yu asked, "Is it still the Xu family?" 』

The scout replied, "Exactly." But...beside the Xu family's general flag, there are also the flags of the Gan family and the Zhuge family..."

The Gan family, Zhou Yu knew that this was Gan Ning, but this Zhuge family was heard to be just a young civil servant. Why did he also have a general flag?