"As old, this is inevitable. Let's talk about the important matter first." Liu Bei waved his hand indifferently: "What is the movement of Cao's army?"

Zhuge Liang presented the document: "Please read your Majesty."

This document is a real secret, and Jiang Wei was not able to see it just now. The document not only describes Cao's army's movements in detail, but also carefully attaches the specific sources of each information.

Jiang Wei had previously lamented that Zhuge Liang could understand Cao's army's movements in such a detail, but he was a warrior after all, so he did not continue to think deeply about it.

The movements of Liu Bei's army in Guanzhong were difficult to grasp the status of Cao Wei spies, and they would be used as counter-espionage. The foundation of Cao Wei was far away in Yecheng, and the entire Jizhou had been hard-working for decades. The army was dispatched separately under various banners, and deliberately circled the direction of Youzhou... How could the Han court in Guanzhong be so closely controlled?

This kind of military intelligence involving every detail cannot be presumed by someone's magic tricks, and it can be obtained by ordinary spies. It must be provided with confidential and highly qualified figures.

On the long border line where Cao and Liu sides confront each other, someone has to obtain and present it in time to maintain an extremely stable, reliable and efficient communication line.

The document Zhuge Liang gave to Jiang Wei wrote the names of several spies placed in Chang'an by Cao Wei, several of which were officials who were known or known to Jiang Wei, and the highest status was only 600 stones.

At this time, the document Zhuge Liang handed over to Liu Bei directly stated that in the past month, through many confidential channels, 100,000 people who rushed to Guanzhong. Among these people, there were many people, even those whom Liu Bei knew when he was in the Central Plains. These people should have been the focal point of the Cao Wei regime!

In any regime, if a person with such a high status colludes with the enemy, or even passes on his secret military information at all costs, this regime has no possibility of survival, and its defeat will be destined!

"There are many old friends!" Liu Bei murmured, and he rubbed his face and raised his spirits.

Zhuge Liang took the oil lamp closer for him.

Liu Bei looked at the document carefully twice and sighed.

Liu Bei really didn't care about the attack of tens of thousands of Cao's army. He fought with Cao for most of his life. He fought tens of thousands of Cao's army, tens of thousands of Cao's army, and hundreds of thousands of Cao's army, and he fought the same.

However, in his opinion, if the next two points today, the Cao and Liu regimes should be in a major direction for governing the political army and even a major means to attract people's hearts. Tactical dangerous attacks actually cannot shake the general trend, but they have a bit of a hurried and desperate attempt to jump over the wall.

What's more, taking all the elites that Cao's family has accumulated over the years and investing in a military adventure that only wins but not loses?

Why did Cao make such a reckless decision?

When Cao Mengde was there, he didn't dare to be so bold. His sons did not make such choices because of their heroic martial arts and good combat.

The reason is very simple, because the Cao regime itself, although it seems to maintain several states and hundreds of thousands of troops, has reached a point where it is almost impossible to maintain. This surprise attack was the last struggle that the Cao family had to make.

When Cao Cao died of illness, he was in a panic in the Central Plains and Hebei. In order to unite the hearts of the people, Cao Pi tried his best to show his favor to the old ministers and important officials of the Cao family to seek their support.

In the center, in addition to the so-called "Eight Dukes", the Cao Wei court also granted many official positions and titles to other officials, so that whenever the court meeting, Diao Chan sat in full swing. People at that time said, "There is not enough mink, and the dog tail is continuous."

In the local area, Cao Wei changed the old Han system, and did not use acres of taxes, but gradually changed to taxes based on households. Since there are often hundreds of powerful and powerful families in various counties and counties, thousands of families are all in one household, this change is actually a significant concession to local tyrants. The system also allows officials at all levels to shelter their relatives at a large scale according to their ranks, and use them as tax-free food and clothing customers and tenants.

As a result, taxes are increasingly being paid by the common people in the county and county households, but the national income is still insufficient.

Since we have to make a lot of concessions to the nobles of aristocratic families in exchange for support, this result is inevitable.

But Cao Wei had to maintain its huge force, where did the money come from? Naturally, it was only taken from the Diannong, the Scholars, and the Scholars who were not under the county and were directly under the jurisdiction of the court. As a result, for several years, the resentment of officials and soldiers has risen, approaching the border counties, and every year, the people have changed endlessly. Hundreds of families even fled to the mountains, respecting the Han court and the prefectures and counties that fought against each other with force.

One year or two years, it can barely be maintained. What about three or five years later? Once the appetite of those nobles of aristocratic families is opened, they will never be satisfied like gluttons. And the ordinary people under the rule of Cao Wei are getting harder and harder, and the governance of grassroots officials is increasingly constrained by the powerful.

Not only that, I heard that some officials from Yedu have recently proposed to build the fifth-class ancient feudal ranks.

When Cao Mengde was still alive, Xudu court still existed. Dong Zhao and others proposed the establishment of the fifth class of the feudal family in order to build momentum for Cao Mengde and dig out the foundation of the Han Dynasty. Now that Cao Wei has established a country, the ministers want to establish the fifth class of the feudal family... Who wants to benefit? Who wants to make a profit? The person who proposed this proposal blatantly proposed to divide the foundation of Cao Wei, aren't you afraid of death?

They are not afraid.

If the Wei family itself is not upright, they will naturally have no way to restrain the group. If Cao wants to regain the initiative, there is only one way... to win the battlefield, win interests and prestige.

At this time, in Liu Bei's eyes, the embarrassment faced by Cao's family was exactly the same as that of the Sun family in Jiangdong back then.

Sun Quan suffered consecutive failures, but he was really decisive and rushed thousands of miles away from the sea. He used the direct power of the Sun family to seize Liaodong, and there was a possibility of cutting off the scholars of Jiangdong. Although it was a pity to give up the fertile land of Jiangdong, the vast sky was considered a happy event.

Where is Cao's family?

Perhaps Sun Quan's actions inspired the warriors of the Cao family in the Xiahou, and more likely, many people in the Cao Wei regime were impatient with this situation of division between the world. They valued their own interests, but were not optimistic about the future of the Cao Wei regime.

So, they pushed Cao Wei to launch a decisive battle openly and secretly, hoping to achieve his merits.

If the Cao family's force succeeded in a sudden attack on Chang'an and overthrew the Han court, the Cao Wei regime would inevitably regain the opportunity to unify the world. Everyone would become a real founding official and gain benefits within the territory of the nine states in the world.

If the Cao family's military power was annihilated under the city of Chang'an, the Cao Wei regime would instantly lose the premise of existence. Countless noble families in the Central Plains and even Hebei could divide the Cao family's legacy in the shortest time. Then, they either support a leader again to fight against the Han Dynasty, or everyone would embrace it and surrender to the Han Dynasty.

By then, their powers were mixed and intertwined into a large net covering Hebei and the Central Plains. The Han court had to control Hebei and the Central Plains and was absolutely inseparable from them. Even two or three generations later, the Han family's center would be re-occupied by the powerful and powerful sects of Hebei Central Plains. Are you still happy?

What's ridiculous is that both of these results are dreams.

Liu Bei laughed a few times and returned the documents to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang thought about it and placed it directly on the oil lamp and slowly burned it to ashes.

The previous result was impossible from the beginning.

Perhaps Cao thought that this surprise attack was so unexpected. But where could there be any plan that could be hidden from the specific people? Countless people in the Wei family were ulterior motives. After many people learned about this plan, they immediately used their own channels to report the information to Chang'an. Now, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's understanding of this surprise plan is very deep, and they are afraid that they are not inferior to Cao Pi and Sima Yi.

The important purpose of Liu Bei's visit to Chang'an was to defeat their raid plan head-on and to send a fatal blow to the Cao Wei regime.

And the second result is even more a joke.

I have Kong Ming here.

When Liu Bei thought of this, the smile on the corner of his mouth became even stronger.

Zhuge Liang didn't understand.

He coughed lightly: "According to estimates, the Cao Wei soldiers will cross the river within three days; within six days after crossing the river, they will be able to reach the city of Chang'an. If the enemy goes day and night, it will only take three days. Our army's corresponding preparations are ready, but... Cao's army gathers tens of thousands of elite troops and cannot be underestimated. We must not be able to compete with the powerful generals. If Your Majesty's body cannot recover in time, who will lead the army?"

The emperor suddenly fell ill, Zhuge Liang seemed calm and self-controlled, and felt a little anxious. He had actually been holding this problem for several days.

"Can anyone choose Kong Ming recommend it?"

"I thought the best way was to recall Huang Gongheng."

"No, Huang Gongheng is stationed in Huayin and must not make any mistakes. He must be nailed to the east."

"Please go to the general to return from Ji County?"

"Uncle Chen is diligent and has little courage, so he is not in line with this responsibility."

"Then... Guangluxun Li Yan is the last general."

The emperor still shook his head.

Zhuge Liang held the feather fan and couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that General Zilong failed to come with him."
Chapter completed!