Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Jia Xu stood up at the right time to remonstrate and said: "Your Majesty, please think twice. The purpose of sending troops this time is to show off your prestige. Now Guan Yuhu in the south is watching the Central Plains, and Zhang Fei is spying on Yongliang in the west. You must not be dragged into the quagmire of war by Sun Quan. I think it is a good idea." Just accept..."

Chapter 658 How can there be a thousand days to guard against thieves

"The Taiwei is right, let's see what Sun Quan has to say..." Cao Pi waved his hand to make everyone retreat.

Of course Cao Pi knew that the situation was serious, and besides, he was about to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, so how could he spend time with Sun Quan in Huainan? He said this just to give an explanation to the gentry.

After the massacre of the Sima family, Cao Pi noticed an interesting thing, that is, the gentry clans are not a single piece of iron, they can slander each other for the sake of profit, and many of the gentry clans who had good relations with the Sima family also wanted to seize the legacy rights. And secretly stood on the side of slander.

Things have fermented until now, and the gentry no longer value the truth so much, enjoying the legacy rights of the Sima family without any psychological burden, but they are worried that their family will become the next Sima.

They started their analysis from the final profit, and found that General Wei Cao Hong was the most suspected, but the opponent now held the military power to guard Yecheng, and the gentry were afraid to speak out, so they could only deal with it by alienating Cao Hong.

No matter how evil a person is, he has a few friends, and not all nobles eat human blood. Chen Qun, one of Cao Pi's four friends, has a deep friendship with Sima Yi.

After the tragedy happened in the Sima family, Chen Qun wanted to take over Sima Shi and Sima Zhao and raise them as his own sons, but Cao Pi still let Cao Hong stay in the barracks on the grounds that the camp was safer.

During the Eastern Expedition against Sun Quan, Chen Qun's main purpose with the army was to return to the Sima brothers. After a long period of observation, he found that Jiang Ji was also very concerned about the Sima case.

After disbanding the tent, Chen Qun invited Jiang Ji to drink in his tent.

After the two of them drank a few cups of wine, Chen Qun started chatting. He leaned over his desk and sighed: "Poor Zhongda has been cautious all his life. I don't want the whole family to be in trouble before he rises up. Life is really impermanent..."

"The assassination was planned carefully, and it was carried out in Yecheng and Xudu at the same time. Afterwards, no clues were left behind. Although both sides have closed the case now, I am still worried that the murderer is out..." Jiang Ji put down his wine glass and said own doubts.

"What else did Zi Tong see?" Chen Qun asked.

Jiang Ji glanced left and right and saw that no one was bugging around the tent, so he said in a novel: "Your Majesty just came to the throne and encountered such a big incident. In order to stabilize the situation, it is indeed feasible for His Majesty to take some drastic measures, but I suspect Xu , The assassins killed in Ye City may not all be real assassins, after all Xiahou Consort and General Xu are both..."

"What does Zitong mean, that the king hastily closed the case in order to appease the courtiers? But I have known the king for many years, and I have never seen him take such cruel measures. This style is more like Zhongda..." Chen Qun wanted to say And stop.

Jiang Ji shook his head and smiled wryly: "I didn't say anything, I was just drunk and talking nonsense..."

"Zi Tong is so cool, everyone is Zhong Da's friend, why should you doubt it?" Chen Qun poured a glass of wine down his throat.

Jiang Ji thought that Chen Qun had no reason to test himself, and even if his words were spread, he would still deny them, so he said to himself meaningfully: "Being a king naturally requires kindness, let alone thinking about tricks by yourself. Dong Zhuo, later attached himself to Li Jue, Guo Si, and Zhang Xiu, and finally followed the former king. His strategy is extraordinary, comparable to that of his predecessors, this time Sun Quan must not be an opponent..."

Chen Qun suddenly realized that Cao Pi is not that vicious, which does not mean that Jia Xu has no malicious schemes. Back then, he instigated Li Jue and Guo Si to counterattack Chang'an, and finally caused Chang'an to experience a catastrophe. The entire Guanzhong people were not spared. Assassins and stabilizing the court situation are what Jia Xu can do.

Thinking of this, Chen Qun was not worried but happy, he took Jiang Ji's hand and said: "The Taiwei's plan is so strange, can Zitong ask him for a plan for me?"

Jiang Ji had question marks all over his face, and asked with a strange expression: "Changwen and the Taiwei are both important ministers of Tuogu, why don't you just ask the Taiwei for advice?"

Chen Qun waved his hands and said: "The Taiwei lives in seclusion and rarely interacts with others. The family behind me is very big, and he can't avoid it. Zitong has some friendship with him, please go for me."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Ji asked.

"As Zitong said just now, the murderer may still be at large. I want to take Zhongda's orphan back to the Chen family to raise him, but His Majesty thinks that General Wei's barracks is safer. I really have no reason to persuade the King, so I want to ask the Taiwei to help him use it. Count..." Chen Qun stood up with a sincere face and bowed to Jiang Ji.

Jiang Ji was taken aback when he heard that. Cao Hong and Sima Yi had a rift in the early years. Could it be that Chen Qun was afraid that General Wei would abuse the Sima brothers?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ji stood up and cupped his hands and replied: "Changwen, sit down and drink alone. I will go to the Taiwei now, and I will definitely live up to my trust."

"I'm here waiting for the good news." Chen Qun bent down and bowed, and returned a big gift to Jiang Ji.

After Jiang Ji went out, he went straight to Jia Xu's camp, while Chen Qun anxiously continued to drink and wait.

After about an hour or so, Jiang Ji lifted the curtain with excitement.

"It's done?" Chen Qun was very happy to see Jiang Ji, and almost trotted to welcome him into the tent.

Jiang Ji nodded and sat down, drank a glass of wine to quench his thirst, then patted his chest to soothe his emotions, "The Taiwei is really very human, I would like to call it a ghostly conspiracy."

"Let's listen to it." Chen Qun was even more anxious when he saw Jiang Ji's trickery.

Jiang Ji pretended to be mysterious and said: "Changwen wants to bring the Sima brothers back to the Chen family, but the assassins of Miemen are so powerful. If they know that the two brothers are still alive, do you think they will find a way to kill the grass? Maybe the Chen family will do the same." implicated..."

Hiss... Chen Qun gasped. He really didn't expect this. As a friend, he just wanted to help out, but at the cost of his family's life, he was really a bit discouraged.

"The Chen family can raise more soldiers, I don't believe those assassins are lawless." Chen Qun answered with a swallow.

"Assassins are highly skilled in martial arts, and almost all of them are killed with one blow. How many armored soldiers does Changwen need to raise? If the Chen family takes the lead in raising armored soldiers, will the rest of them compete to follow suit? If Liu Bei and Sun Quan try to make a difference, what do you think Will Your Majesty be suspicious at that time? At that time, his mouth will be full and he will not be able to explain clearly." Jiang Ji shook his head in denial.

"Then what should we do? We can't just ignore it, right?" Chen Qun suddenly lost his mind.

Jiang Ji continued to add: "Furthermore, there is only one thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to guard against a thief?"

"So there's no solution?" Chen Qun spread his hands and his face was full of soreness, this analysis must be Jia Xu's, but he just digs the hole and doesn't bury it, and his eyes are still so vicious.

Jiang Ji stretched out his right hand, shook it, and replied meaningfully: "At present, there is only one method available, which may allow the blood of the Sima family to continue."

"Oh? Say it quickly, say it quickly." Chen Qun urged.

"We want to persuade the king to send Sima Shi and Sima Zhao to Sun Quan and take them back to Jiangdong." Jiang Ji had a serious face.

"What?" Chen Qun's expression was exaggerated, and he thought to himself, is this the ghostly conspiracy you are talking about?

Chapter 659 The French Counselor Persuaded to Surrender Again

"Zitong, are you joking?" Chen Qun asked.

Jiang Ji shook his head and replied: "No, this is exactly the coup that the Taiwei came up with."

"What's so wonderful? Why can't I see it?" Chen Qun asked with question marks all over his face.

Jiang Ji laughed and said, "If everyone can figure it out, wouldn't everyone be able to be a captain?"

"I would like to hear the details." Chen Qun calmed down, he wanted to know where the second was.

Jiang Ji was sitting in danger, and explained in a low voice: "First of all, the Sima family is a prominent family in Hanoi, no one is willing to be charged with such a serious crime, even if the assassin is really from Jiangdong.

The Sima brothers will not be persecuted when they arrive in Jiangdong, and they may be raised by Sun Quan as honored guests. Moreover, the murderer is very likely to be in Wei State. Liu Bei and us are sworn enemies. Jiangdong is the safest in the world. "

"Hiss... Sure enough, I can't think of it anyway, but how can I let the lord send him away? After all, he is very close to Zhongda, and why would Sun Quan accept it?" Chen Qun asked.

Jiang Ji continued to answer: "This matter requires Changwen to work hard, persuade those officials who support the Sima family, let them accuse Zhongda of accepting bribes and betraying the country, and encourage the king to expel Sima Shi and Sima Zhao brothers. Then I will talk to the king again. Let him give the two brothers to Sun Quan."

"It's really a death plan, but we can do whatever we want here, how could Sun Quan be obedient?" Chen Qun questioned again.

"If Sun Quan dare not accept it, it means that he is very guilty. Moreover, the king is now heavily suppressed. In order to seek peace, Sun Quan accepted two down-and-out children. It should not be a big problem." Jiang Ji shook his head lightly.

Chen Qun sighed: "Taiwei Jia really has no plans left, he is just a good family in Hanoi, from now on he should decline and become a poor family..."

"Under this situation, it's good to be able to continue the bloodline. Besides, even if Sun Quan pretends to be a gentleman in Jiangdong, he will treat Brother Sima very well..." Jiang Ji patted Chen Qun's shoulder to comfort him.

"Then I'll get in touch as soon as possible." Chen Qun nodded lightly, thinking that it was just to test Cao Hong's reaction. If the other party insisted on not letting him go, Sima Miemen would have to overturn the case.

In the time that Cao Ying took over, undercurrents surged, and the topics of Sima Yi's bribery and betrayal became rampant.

Cao Pi finally couldn't bear the pressure, and sent his cronies to Yecheng to pick up Brother Sima, but Cao Hong released them readily.

Zhuge Jin returned to Ruxuwu and relayed Cao Pi's words to Sun Quan.

Seeing Cao Pi's lion opening his mouth, Sun Quan couldn't think of what to give as a congratulatory gift for a while. As for the matter of destroying Sima's family, he didn't want to be charged with this crime. The obedient Jiangdong gentry, aren't they the meat on the chopping board?

When everyone was deep in thought, Ruxu Governor Zhou Tai made a suggestion: "My lord, we are planting rice in Wanxian, Juchao, Linhu, and Xiang'an. Now there is only one month left before the autumn harvest. Anyway, I have withdrawn the villagers to Jiangdong. , why not make them cheaper?"

"Uh... It's also a solution, but Cao Pi may not be satisfied..." Sun Quan nodded.

Zhang Zhao then added: "The so-called negotiation, of course, is to talk back and forth. Cao Pi's 10 people came empty-handed, and it's not bad for each of them to bring back two bundles of rice. Tzuyu travels a few more times, saving money and food for Jiangdong is the kingly way." , I can't bear to negotiate with Lan Tian again."

Sun Quan made a final decision, and encouraged Zhuge Jin: "The military adviser is right. Didn't Cao Pi want sincerity? I'll send Yu Jin back first, and then let them cut the rice. It's not out of the ordinary. Ziyu resigns and works hard before going Shuxian, let's see what he says this time."

"What about the assassin?" Zhuge Jin reminded.

"Don't take the initiative to mention it first. If Cao Pi chases after him, just say that I have sent someone to investigate." Sun Quan planned to use delaying tactics.

"Wei." Zhuge Jin once again embarked on the road of envoy.

Cao Pi came all the way, not to harvest rice. He is about to proclaim himself emperor in the Han Dynasty, and what he wants is fame and legal principles.

Zhuge Jin sent Yu Jin to Shu County, and returned to Ruxuwu again under the guidance of Jia Xu and others.

When leaving Cao Ying, Xu Chu brought up the old matter again, which once again put great pressure on Zhuge Jin.

During the negotiation, Xu Sheng led Jiangdong warships to Chaohu for reconnaissance. Cao Pi's navy retreated from the Chaohu water village, which seemed to be used as a restraint for Wei Guobu's cavalry. Lu Xun led [-] infantry from Danyang and rushed to Ruxu Dock to support.

When Zhuge Jin returned to Ruxuwu, the Jiangdong officials gathered to discuss countermeasures, and Zhang Zhao took the lead: "Cao Cao took down the northern Kyushu under the orders of the emperor, and the emperor of Xudu has long been a puppet. During the political period, it existed in name only, and now Cao Pi wants to replace Han as the emperor, which is also the general trend. If the lord does not follow, Jiangdong will be ruined..."

"Bo Yan, the ministers recommended you to be the governor. I have agreed to it before. After returning to Jianye, you will formally pay homage to the general. Now you can talk about your views." Sun Quan threw the problem to Lu Xun.

Lu Xun clasped his fists and said: "What the military adviser said is not unreasonable. Cao Pi's [-] troops to deter Huainan this time has no intention of fighting at all. The purpose is to use our Jiangdong to establish prestige and build momentum for him to become emperor..."

"Hmph, Cao Pi is a bully, why doesn't he go to Jingzhou to seek Guan Yu's prestige?" Sun Quan was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

Seeing this, Lu Xun continued: "If my lord wants to fight Cao Pi, I would like to issue a military order and stick to Ruxu, and I will never let Cao Pi go any further."

"Can you defeat Cao Pi and take Hefei?" Sun Quan asked.

"Uh... After all, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us. Not to mention taking the strong city of Hefei in a counterattack, it is not easy to defeat Cao Ren..." Lu Xun shook his head in embarrassment, thinking that everyone recommends me, but I am also an ordinary person.

"Then we can only spend it with Cao Pi..." Sun Quan said to himself.

Hearing this, Zhang Wen added: "My lord, it is not easy to raise food and grass for the follow-up. Once we have a protracted battle with Cao Jun, we may not be able to take advantage..."

Seeing everyone's frowning faces, Zhang Zhao walked slowly to the center of the room, and appealed loudly: "The old minister suggested that we temporarily surrender to Wei Guo. Cao Pi wants face and prestige, so why don't we give it to him? What Jiang Dong wants now is to recuperate, don't worry about it." For those vain things, the lord is still the lord of Jiangdong, so it doesn’t matter if Cao Pi gets his name, do you think so?”

Lu Xun, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng and others all lowered their heads, while Zhuge Jin kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, thinking that only Zibu dared to be so bold.

Sun Quan's eyelids kept twitching, and at this moment he remembered the scene on the eve of Chibi.

Lu Su's words are still in my ears: Everyone can surrender to Cao, but the general cannot surrender to Cao...

"My lord, don't hesitate any longer. With Jiangdong's current national strength, how long can we spend with Cao Pi? And it's only a name to surrender Cao Pi. In fact, nothing has changed. If you are inconvenient to write the letter of surrender, Zhao can write it for you. In fact The skin is the most useless..." Zhang Zhao patted his wrinkled cheek lightly.

"The military division can figure it out." Sun Quan thought for a long time and could only compromise.

Having just gone through the Jingzhou War, Jiangdong really does not have the national power to fight Cao Pi. As for Zhang Zhao's face, Sun Quan has already become numb.

Whether it is right or wrong can only be judged by future generations.

6 Chapter Sixty: The Creation of the Sima Family

Zhang Zhao prepared a letter of surrender and submitted it to Sun Quan for review, and the whole article was an ode to Cao Wei.

In Zhang Zhaoshu's book, retreat is advance, indicating that the Sun family will follow the lead of the Wei State, and ask Cao Pi to ascend to the throne early.

In the book, Sun Quan regards himself as a humble minister, and he has a good grasp of the etiquette of the emperor and ministers in his choice of words and diction. Although Sun Quan felt humiliated after reading it, there was no actual thing mentioned in the letter of surrender, only verbal obedience.

Sun Quan read it twice and found nothing inappropriate, so he handed it over to Zhuge Jin for his third envoy to Cao Ying in Shu County.

Sun and Cao confronted each other for dozens of days, and the season came to mid-October.

At this time, the fields in Huainan are full of golden colors. When the autumn wind blows the rice fields, the air is filled with the smell of rice.

The places Zhuge Jin passed by were all the Tuntian districts in the east of the Yangtze River. Cao Wei's soldiers had been stationed in various places, and it seemed that they wanted to go to the fields to harvest rice.

After reading Sun Quan's surrender letter, Cao Pi was quite satisfied.

"Zhong Mou is indeed a hero who understands current affairs. Gu has already felt his heart. Ruo Gu is really the destiny, and Jiang Dong's benefits are indispensable."

"Since the King of Wei knows my Lord's sincerity, then your arrogant soldiers..." Zhuge Jin was most concerned about when to withdraw his troops. After all, the [-] Cao troops approached the Yangtze River, and the Jiangdong officials could not sleep at all.

"Jiangdong sent it back to the ban, and gave our army rice, and now I have sent my husband to surrender. Zhongmou is so sincere, how can I not return the favor? Tomorrow, the troops will return to the court, and the rest of the soldiers will withdraw immediately after cutting the rice. North of Hefei." Cao Pi replied with a smile.

Zhuge Jin was dubious, and then bowed his hands in salute: "Jin's mission has been completed, and the news of Zhige has to be sent back to Ruxu, so Weichen bids farewell..."

Cao Pi stretched out his hand to call Zhuge Jin, and said, "Ziyu wait a moment, the so-called non-reciprocity is indecent. Zhongmou sent me a general worth a billion dollars, and Guye sent me two people."

Zhuge Jin's face was full of question marks, he carefully analyzed Cao Pi's words, and wondered if Pan Zhang and the other generals were not dead?Lan Tian also sold it to Cao Cao with treachery?Or is it two heads again?

"I wonder if these two people are dead or alive?" Zhuge Jin asked curiously.

Cao Pi frowned, and asked puzzledly, "What does Ziyu mean by that? Could it be that he sent two corpses to your master alone? It's really inexplicable..."

Seeing that Cao Pi was slightly angry, Zhuge Jin quickly waved his hands and explained: "Your Majesty, don't misunderstand, when our Governor Lu Meng was sent to Jiangdong, there was only a head left..."

"Bastard, then Lu Meng was sent to Wei as a leader, and Jiangdong still wants us to live? How can there be such a reason in the world?" Xia Houshang scolded angrily.

Zhuge Jin looked at Cao Ren at the head, swallowed his saliva and continued to explain: "General Xiahou, calm down. When we negotiated with Lantian after the war, he once said that he would use the living governor to win Fancheng guarded by General Cao..."

At that time, Lan Tian used psychological oppression tactics to make Cao Ren give up Fancheng on his own initiative. This matter has always made him ashamed. I didn't see Lu Meng in Fancheng."

"Has any of you seen the living Lu Meng?" Cao Pi looked around the people in the tent and asked.

Xia Houshang and others all shook their heads. Cao Pi used the Huainan and Xuzhou legions this time.

Except for Xia Houshang, the other generals have been stationed in Huainan and Xuzhou, and have never experienced the battles in Fancheng and Dengxian.

Among the generals in the tent, only Cao Ren was on the Nanyang battlefield at that time. Unfortunately, when he withdrew from Fancheng and joined Cao Cao, Lu Meng's head was already sent away, so all the generals in Huainan insisted that only Lu Meng's head was sent to Shouchun .

Sima Yi and Yang Xiu, Cao Cao's army advisers at the time, were dead. Jia Xu, Chen Qun and others who came to Huainan with Cao Pi were all in Yecheng before, and they were not witnesses present.