Yan Xing was very happy to return to his residence. He had discussed it with Sima Yi last night. Only by firmly controlling Han Sui could he gradually concentrate the military power in his own hands. Although Yan Xing is Han Sui's son-in-law, he is actually related to Han Sui.
Han Sui's son is almost the same. When Han Sui followed Beigong Boyu in the rebellion, Yan Xing was an orphan Han Sui picked up from the roadside. Because Han Sui saw that Yan Xing was not afraid of them, he felt that this boy was a talent.
Then he brought it into the palace.
Yan Xing followed Han Sui in the north and south, and Han Sui appreciated his repeated military exploits, so he betrothed his daughter to him. Yan Xing and Han Sui were actually from the same family, and they were both the kind of people who would never give up to achieve their goals. Han Sui wanted to control
The rebels in Xiliang killed Beigong Boyu and Bian Zhang who had raised troops together, gathered all the troops under their own command, negotiated with the court, and obtained the official position of Protecting the Qiang Zhonglang General, and ruled Xiliang for more than ten years.
Today's Yan Xing is the same. He feels that Han Sui is too old and dim to grasp the trend of the times. He has asked Han Sui to stand on his own many times, but Han Sui refused, so the father-son relationship between him and Han Sui has a rift. He always wants to replace Sima Yi one day.
The arrival of Yan Xing made him feel that the time was ripe, so he started his own plan.
"Today the old guy made you the military advisor, so we can blatantly consolidate military power!" Yan Xing drank a glass of wine and said excitedly: "As long as we get rid of those generals who are loyal to the old man, the rest will be fine.
Too much to do.”
Sima Yi nodded: "But the general should be careful not to act too hastily. Although Han Sui relies on us, I can see that this man is very shrewd. If he is not very smart, he will be played by him."
"You can rest assured on this. I have followed him for so long, and I know his temperament quite well!" Yan Xing drank one cup after another. He was happy today, so he drank a few more cups.
The two drank from the afternoon until late at night, enjoying each other's conversation while changing glasses, but they did not expect that the words "Ears are heard through the walls". Their banquet was not over yet, and the content of the conversation between the two had already reached Han Sui's ears. As soon as Han Sui heard it,
He waved his hand, sent the person down, and sneered several times: "If you want to fight with me, you are a little too young! Come on, let's pass the candidates, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Ma Wan and others come in!"
The candidates, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Ma Wan, plus Cheng Yi who was in Tianshui, and Yang Qiu were called the eight generals. Han Sui's troops were divided into ten groups, except for his personal
In addition to the guard, Yan Xing led an army, and the rest of the troops were concentrated in the hands of these eight people. They were all people who raised the army together with Han Sui. When Han Sui was in Jincheng to do Liangzhou, these eight people were under Han Sui.
Eight personal guards. Beigong Boyu kidnapped Han Sui and asked him to rebel together. Han Sui agreed in order to save his life. He then took these eight people under his command and distributed troops and horses, becoming a force among the rebels.
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For more than ten years, the eight generals have been loyal to Han Sui, living and prospering with Han Sui, and are even closer than Han Sui's son. Several people came to Han Sui's dormitory one after another, and Han Sui sat beside the couch with his clothes on. Candidate questions
He said: "My lord, why did you summon us here late at night?"
Han Sui smiled: "It's nothing serious, I just want you to remember one thing. You are all deployed by Han Sui in the past. If I fall, I'm afraid you will not be alive anymore. You have to see the target clearly in the face of interests.
Wait until you understand?"
This sentence was meaningless. Although no one understood it, they seemed to feel the seriousness of the problem in their hearts. After sending everyone away, Han Sui left the candidate alone. The candidate was the oldest among the eight people, and also followed Han Sui.
Sui, the earliest one, has always been regarded as an arm by Han Sui. Before Han Sui could speak, the candidate spoke first: "Are they about to take action? I will mobilize my troops to capture them all!"
"No need!" Han Sui waved his hand: "We haven't gotten to that point yet. Let's first see who is the mastermind behind them. Although Yan Xing is ruthless, he is not so courageous. There must be someone behind him. If we don't find this person,
, there will also be Zhang Xing and Li Xing!”
The candidate nodded: "My subordinates understand! I will send people to monitor Yan Xing, and report any changes immediately."
According to Sima Yi, Long Fei came back to attack. Everyone in Xiliang tensed up their nerves and waited for a month without seeing any movement. Long Fei's army and horses were still huddled in Hanzhong City. Instead of showing any sign of coming out, they increased their defense at Yangping Pass. This
This uncharacteristic behavior gave everyone in Xiliang no chance to make a move. Those people who were moved back to the city died in large numbers because they had no living supplies. The people complained a lot.
Sima Yi suggested to Han Sui that he should give some of the army rations to the people, but Han Sui flatly refused. Yan Xing publicized the matter and distributed food from his own home to the people. Han Sui knew this move, and Yan Xing
This is to win people's hearts. But Han Sui has no choice. He knows but can't do anything.
Han Sui also wanted to help the people, but the military rations were not rich in the first place. If they were distributed to the people, the 100,000 Xiliang army would be driven away by the northwest wind before the end of March. The people sent to get food from Yizhou said that Long Fei blocked it
After passing the checkpoint leading to Hanzhong, all merchants were only allowed in but not out. If they wanted to get enough food, they had to detour through Jingzhou. The food shipped out after such a hassle was not enough to feed the porters.
Because of the food problem, Han Sui's business with several surrounding foreigners also stopped. The food shortage in Liangzhou required a lot of money to get food from Chang'an and other food-deficient places. In just three months, the price of food in Chang'an City soared, almost
Even though it was equal to gold, there was no food to buy. People left Chang'an one after another, and the population of Chang'an dropped by half. The guard Xia Houyuan was sweating profusely.
Prefect Zhang Ji asked Cao Cao for help many times, but Cao Cao was worried about the disaster in Hebei and had no time to take care of it. Xiahou Yuan had no choice but to order the border of Chang'an to be sealed, and no one could come or go. This made Xiliang's life even more difficult. Han Sui urgently summoned everyone
People came to discuss matters. The current situation is not that Long Fei wants to invade Liangzhou, but that he wants to force them to death. I don't know who gave Long Fei the attention. Without food and grass, Liangzhou will fall into passivity again.
Sima Yi said: "This person must know Liangzhou well, otherwise he wouldn't know how to get along with each other and kill them all!"
"Ma Chao! It must be Ma Chao!" Han Sui immediately remembered that only Ma Chao among Long Fei's men had ever stayed in Liangzhou: "He should have been killed in the first place, raising a tiger would be a disaster!"
"Lord, for now we have to think of a way to survive this crisis. As for Ma Chao, we will talk about it later!" The candidate brought the topic back on track: "Our food reserves are only enough for three months. Now that spring has just begun, the people have not eaten.
It will cause trouble, and even if you can survive until autumn, it will only relieve you for a while, and it will still be the same next year."
"What do you think we should do? Is it possible that we don't want the army of 100,000?" Han Sui said casually, and Yan Xing's eyes suddenly lit up: "This is also a way. The art of war is that the soldiers are more skilled but not numerous. Long Fei's soldiers and horses are more powerful.
It's only a hundred thousand, but it controls the two states of Jing and Yi, and now it has Hanzhong. Cao Cao claims that even a million people won't dare to spy on him. Disarmament may be a way! Following Cao Cao's example of farming, not only can we survive the current crisis, but we won't have to worry about food in the future.
I’m worried about the problem!”
"Pah!" Han Sui slapped Yan Xing conveniently: "Nonsense! It is precisely because we have an army of one hundred thousand, Long Fei, that Cao Cao dare not look down upon. Without the army and horses, they will rush over immediately, even if all the people starve to death.
, and we cannot dismantle our troops!”
Yan Xing's face suddenly swelled up, and murderous intent burst out from his eyes. Sima Yi gently touched the corner of Yan Xing's clothes, and Yan Xing suppressed his anger and sat aside and stopped talking. Seeing Han Sui's anger, the rest
Everyone stopped talking. After a long time, Han Sui said: "From today on, three meals a day will be changed to two meals. How long can I persist? If it really doesn't work, it will be easy for Long Fei to fight!"
Having said that, Han Sui did not have the courage to let him fight Long Fei. However, the problem of food and grass was indeed a big problem. Han Sui drank one cup after another, feeling depressed. A fast horse rushed directly into the Yamen, the knight
He jumped down and handed the bamboo tube behind his back to Han Sui: "My lord, the water in the sky is urgent!"
Han Sui quickly unfolded it. After looking at it, he was a little confused. He thought it was Long Fei who was calling, but he saw the word Cao Jun written on it. Han Sui threw the bamboo tube to the ground: "It's too much to bully! It's too much to bully! Send the order...
..." As soon as the words came out, I felt something was wrong. Thinking carefully about it, it shouldn't be true. Cao Cao had no enmity with himself, so there was no reason to attack at this time.
Han Sui hesitated, and Xia Houyuan and Zhang Ji also hesitated. In the past two days, a group of Xiliang troops had repeatedly harassed Chang'an. They did not really fight, and immediately retreated at the slightest contact. Before leaving, they conveniently took away all the food in nearby villages and towns.
Take them all away. After Zhang moved the people into the city, the group still enjoyed it, harassing them on time every day, and retreating on time.
Zhang was confused, but Xia Houyuan laughed and said: "How can you deceive me with your little tricks! Send an order to guard the city wall, and let them wander outside the city as long as they don't attack!"
Neither side was fooled, and Meng Shuo was a little annoyed. Looking at his clothes, ceremonial guards, and the soldiers' outfits, there were absolutely no mistakes. Why hadn't people on both sides been fooled after so many days? After pondering for several days, he had to ask Guo Jia for help.
After listening to Meng Shuo's narration, Guo Jia looked at Chen Dao: "You are also called a descendant of the Meng family. I can't understand this! Someone must have seen through it! With Xia Houyuan's shrewdness, you undoubtedly told him your purpose by doing this.
, Cheng Yi, Yang Qiu must have gained Han Sui’s trust, that’s why he didn’t leave the city!”
"Then what should I do? If I can't lure them into taking the bait, how can I give orders to the Lord? Please give me some advice!"
Guo Jia said nothing, picked up his wine gourd and shook it twice. Meng Shuo immediately said: "As long as you give me an idea, I will get you three bottles of the Lord's collection!"
"Okay! It's a deal!" Guo Jia chuckled and motioned for Meng Shuo to come over. He lay next to Meng Shuo's ear and murmured for a while. Meng Shuo's depressed face showed a smile and he kept nodding. Waiting for Guo Jia
After saying that, Meng Shuo looked at Guo Jia: "He is indeed a genius. If the person who killed him still doesn't move, then take down Wuwei in one fell swoop and see if he can move!"
Meng Shuo turned around and ran away. Guo Jia quickly shouted: "Don't forget your promise!" Meng Shuo had already disappeared.