"You fart!"
Before Cao Pi answered, Cao Hong slapped the shore and stood up: "Zhong Yuanchang, you are sowing the discord between Zihuan and Ziwen brothers!"
Zhong Yao ignored him. Zihuan, Ziwen, and Cao Zijian, who was in Yecheng, would not have the current situation at all if he had any brotherhood.
Even if the King of Wei failed in Jingxiang, there were still strong soldiers available for transfer in Wan, Luo and Yecheng. If Ziwen and Zijian were interested and raised their troops to the west, wouldn’t they really be able to do it?
The problem is that Ziwen and Zijian didn’t do it at all!
After Yuan Benchu's death, Ji Qingyou and the four prefectures were still there, and the Yuan family's confidence was not damaged. Could it be that his eldest son Yuan Tan did not know how to unite the brothers and work together to fight against Cao? It was not that Yuan Xiansi was stupid, but that Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi and others' greed forced Yuan Tan to fight against him.
Isn’t the situation Cao Pi faced at this time the same? Giving up Chang’an was a last resort and was forced to do so!
Didn’t Xuande Gong want Chang’an? Let’s give it to.
Didn’t Duke Xuande want to see the situation behind Duke Cao’s death like Yuan, let’s show it to you.
Isn’t it great that everything satisfies Duke Xuande?
Zhong Yao firmly believed that as long as such conditions were put forward, it would be able to satisfy Duke Xuande and would definitely win the opportunity for tens of thousands of soldiers in Chang'an City to escape unscathed.
Liu Bei had no chance of refusing.
More importantly, this can also win the possibility of a comeback for the Kingdom of Wei.
Cao Pi had the strength, team, and many alliances in both military and political circles, and was even more legitimate Prince of Wei. Cao Zhang was a man of ordinary people and Cao Zhi was just a scholar, but he was not Cao Pi's opponent because of the dear King of Wei. In fact, everyone present knew this in their hearts, otherwise they would not always follow Prince of Wei.
Once Cao Pi and his civil and military team escaped from Guanzhong, the next one was a competition between the Cao and Liu families. Liu Bei wanted to reorganize Guanzhong as soon as possible and unite Lianglong; while Cao Zihuan wanted to accept the military and political legacy of the King of Wei as soon as possible. This competition may last for several months, one year, or three years or five years; and after the competition, the two sides still had a decisive battle.
The decisive battle at that time would definitely be more difficult than now, and the success would be even more slimmer than now. But if you don’t try it, how can you know whether it will be successful? Even if the King of Wei, who was using troops as good as a god, suffered many defeats in his life, and even had his life lost. Who dares to say that Liu Bei and his subordinates could be invincible?
We have to give it a try! For the sake of the world, for the great position and the great power, it is worth a try!
"Duke Chang of Yuan." Cao Pi suddenly called out.
Zhong Yao bent down and said, "Here."
"You are an old minister of the Han Dynasty and have always been admired by the world. Now that Liu Beikuo has taken half of the world and is extremely powerful, why do you do your best to help the Cao family? Is there no Yuan Changgong among the people Zhang Song is here?" Cao Pi raised his head and asked softly.
Zhong Yao thought about it and started laughing.
"What the prince said is that I am really an old minister of the Han Dynasty. Over the years, the old man in Xudu court has withered, and his qualifications are generally similar to me. It seems that only Wang Jingxing and Hua Ziyu are left. However, the Han Dynasty I respect is a Han Dynasty where the emperor and aristocratic families are governed by the Han Dynasty; but it is not the Han Dynasty who combines martial arts with his husband, is gentle and disgraceful, and is still a man who is still harsh in Korea and is harsh in laws and harsh in scholars."
Zhong Yao bowed a little to Cao Pi and saluted: "Zihuan does not need to doubt each other. What I think and plan is all to repay the King of Wei, to reorganize the world and build peace again."
Cao Pi lowered his head and wiped his face hard.
After a while, he said in a deep voice: "I will not give up Chang'an on my own initiative."
Zhong Yao only acted quietly and did not move.
After the news of Cao Cao's death came, Cao Pi was in a daze for a while, but now it seems that he has been cheering up again. After all, he has been with his father for many years and is often given a call, and he is definitely not an incompetent person.
Cao Pi stood up and walked a few steps in the hall, glanced at the generals, and continued: "The situation in the world changes drastically, and we cannot be relaxed. Next, there are a few things to do as soon as possible."
All the generals said, "Please give me the order."
"Now my father has passed away, Hebei and the Central Plains are disturbed, and the patriots are suspicious. As the prince of the King of Wei and the deputy prime minister, I have the responsibility to defend the territory and the help of loyal and brave soldiers, and will definitely stay in Chang'an. Please ask the generals to urge their subordinates to urge the people of Guanzhong to continue to repair the defense of Chang'an and surrounding military forts, and make all preparations to repel Liu Bei's army here and restore the majesty of our army! Anyone who shakes the morale of the army and is afraid of the enemy and fears of fighting will be killed!"
All the generals were confused for a moment, but they all said, "Yes."
Cao Pi turned to Zhong Yao.
"Yuan Changgong."
"I am here."
"I'm sorry to discuss with Zhang Song again. It is necessary to let Zhang Song convey our thirst to silence the situation in the Central Plains to Duke Xuande. Well, it's better to exaggerate Cao Ziwen's courage and prestige in the army. I want to make Duke Xuande be wary of him and regard him as a great enemy in the future. In this way, it will be easier for us to act, right?"
"Affect the order."
"The connection with Zhang Song is limited to what you know in the hall and cannot be spread. I granted Yuan Changgong full authority to completely decide all the details, and do not need to be quick and urgent. It is necessary to do it properly. No matter whether it is military or other aspects, it should not leave any flaws that can be exploited."
When Cao Pi said this, he inadvertently mentioned: "This matter is very important. I need to have a proper contact between me and Yuan Changgong. Well, let Zhongchang and Uncle Zhi accompany me to deal with related matters, okay?"
Zhongchang and Zhishu were Zhong Yan, the younger brother of Zhong Yao, and Zhong Yu, the younger son of Zhong Yao. Cao Cao was in Yecheng and asked the subordinates to move their clan members to Yecheng as a responsibilities. However, Zhong Yao was very famous and did not include them. His brother and his son were all in Chang'an. Now Cao Pi proposed to let the two of them be with him, but Zhong Yao could not object.
Zhong Yao was stunned for a moment, smiled bitterly and bowed to salute: "The prince's arrangement is very appropriate."
Cao Pi nodded with satisfaction and turned to the generals.
"Cao Zhang, the general of the cavalry, has always been frivolous and frivolous. He is close to Wancheng and has acted to block the military power. He is in a violent situation. If Duke Chang of Yuan could slightly curb Liu Bei's advance, I should do the world as the prince of Wei, and denounce Ziwen's crimes. If Cao Zhang confessed his guilt and obeyed, it would be fine. If he was free and unrestrained and ignored the righteousness, I would raise troops to attack him, and then from Luoyang to Yecheng, suppress the chaos, and succeeded to the throne and set the hearts of the world!"
So that's how the prince is very clever. These words are quite polite to the King of Wei back then.
The generals raised their voices and continued to respond: "Yes!"
Five days later.
Southwest of Maoling City, Liu Bei's central army tent.
Zhang Song, who has a short figure, was surrounded by many colleagues, so that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang could not see Zhang Song's expression.
However, listening to his loud voices shows that he was extremely proud.
He really has the capital to be proud of.
This time, the King of Hanzhong ordered him to enter the city to mourn, and then shocked the whole camp with his words.
When he went there, the King of Hanzhong said that mourning is the main thing, and words are shocking. If you can’t do small things and don’t do them well, you won’t blame them. Zhang Song himself should not force them.
But not only did Zhang Song accomplish this, he also forced Cao Ying to bow down and beg for a chance to hand it over to Chang'an!
This is Chang'an! It is the Xiong City of Guanzhong, which is occupied by tens of thousands of Cao troops, and it is the old capital of the Han Dynasty!
Zhang Song actually forced the enemy to retreat with just a single word. Such achievements were enough to win Zhang Song the status of a famous bamboo and silk, which was comparable to any debater in history books!
If you really take Chang'an this time, Duke Xuande has already said that it is worthy of giving Zhang Song a marquis who is actually granted a thousand households!
Zhang Song pointed and described his words in detail. When he said that he was so loud, he raised his head from time to time and laughed.
Liu Bei, who was sitting on the chairman, listened to Zhang Song's story with a smile, and glanced at a document in front of him repeatedly.
This document is a less important part of the many steps Zhang Song and Zhong Yao discussed.
Zhang Song brought it back.
This is a copy of the proclamation of the Hebei and Central Plains prefectures and counties yesterday, Cao Pi issued a copy of the proclamation of the prefectures and counties in Hebei and Central Plains in the name of the Prince of Wei. The main content is to denounce Cao Zhang to gain self-respect after the death of the King of Wei and declare his inheritance rights of the Prince of Wei. In order to make a strong statement, the proclamation followed the practice of thousands of years and added countless true and false charges to Cao Zhang. Among them, there is a sentence: "The defeat was in danger and humiliation in front of the front, and the commandment was lost in the back, which caused the emperor to collapse and fall. He was knowledgeable, so who would not be mourned!"
"this……"
Liu Bei felt his throat was so dry that he could not help swallowing his saliva: "After such a big rebellious move, they wrote it openly? What is the emperor? We have not yet achieved a result... They just took this matter to Cao Zhang?"
He turned to Zhuge Liang and asked in surprise and confusion: "I heard from Zi Qiao that he had never mentioned this matter from beginning to end in Chang'an City... Why did Cao Pi's announcement be written? This... Kong Ming, what's going on?"
Zhuge Liang sighed: "The people in Cao's camp have different ideas from us. Only when we have the Han Dynasty in our hearts can we strive to maintain it and be attentive to the emperor's safety. They regard the Han Dynasty as nothing and regard the emperor as a puppet... Since the puppet is missing, there is only the last little use left. This use is just applied to the opponent who is fighting for the position of King Wei."
"In other words..." Liu Bei took the notice and looked at it again, and was still unbelievable: "In other words, Cao's own basin of dirty water has been poured on his own? This troublesome thing has been solved? Haha, is this solved?"
In the past period of time, the pressure of being under the stigma of regicide was too heavy. The sudden relaxation made Liu Bei lose his composure.
Zhuge Liang retrieved the document from Liu Bei: "King!"
"how?"
"Since Cao has a statement that has been passed on to the world, it is a conclusion. From now on, there is no need for our ministers to discuss this matter again." Zhuge Liang smiled gently and said, "But there is also something that the king and the ministers must do it quickly."
Liu Bei was surprised and hesitated: "Kong Ming, are you urging me too?"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said seriously: "Since Cao claimed that the emperor was killed, we should make a big fuss to mourn the emperor and posthumously posthumously. This is a major event, and it is more important than entering Chang'an!"
"Huh..." Liu Bei took a breath and patted his forehead with his hand: "Yes, Kong Ming, you're right!"
A little further away from the two, Fa Zheng's eyes moved back and forth between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
He was a little curious about what the two said, and wanted to go up and ask. As soon as he got up, his arm was held by Zhang Song, who was blushing on his face: "Xiaozhi! Xiaozhi! Haha, how about it, are you convinced me this time?"
Chapter completed!