Xianbei soldiers pressed on the border, and He Lian even warned that he would join forces with Long Fei to attack Wei. There was only one purpose, and that was to punish the criminals who attacked the allies. The Xianbei people crossed the border in a surprise attack, and Du Shu just did what a governor should do, but he
He didn't see the right time and opportunity to do something. At this time, Wei was facing internal and external troubles, and Du Shu poured some oil into the chaos.
Cao Pi did not ask Cao Cao for instructions, but summoned Cheng Yu and others to discuss. Liu Ye suggested: "Du Shu is Sima Yi's man. We just take this opportunity to kill Du Shu. Not only can we deal a blow to Sima Yi, but we can also break one of Sima Yi's arms!"
Several people followed suit. Dong Zhao shook his head: "No matter whether Du Shu is Sima Yi's man or not, he is an official of our Han Dynasty. The barbarians outside the Great Wall bully our Wei people. Furthermore, the Xianbei people invade our borders without authorization. As a
Du Shu, the governor of Youzhou, has no sin whatsoever!"
Jiang Jidao: "How about this? What do you think? Youzhou is an important town in Hebei and will be the future capital of the country. If we don't have one of our people to serve as the governor of Youzhou, it will be a great disadvantage to Your Majesty. Prince, why don't you see what Sima Yi thinks. If Sima Yi can protect him,
Let's send Du Shu out. If Sima Yi wants to sacrifice Du Shu to calm the resentment of the Xianbei people, we should try our best to protect him."
"This is a very good plan!" Dong Zhao praised others for the first time: "If Du Shu bets on Sima Yi and is determined to die, then he must die. If Du Shu still has kindness to His Majesty, this person must be won over."
Sima Yi actually knew about Du Shu's attack on the Xianbei people very early. He, his son, son-in-law, and two brothers were also discussing the matter. The Xianbei people were Sima Yi's backing. Although they were not necessarily Long Jun's opponents, they served as
It is better not to mess with the neighbors, the Xianbei people. Du Shuping's usual attack completely disrupted Sima Yi's plan. Sima Yi was so angry that he flew into a rage.
"Father-in-law, my father is doing this for our country, Wei, and he did not deliberately attack the Xianbei people! The Xianbei people are trespassing on my border here. It is their fault. I also hope that my father-in-law will save my father!" Du Yu kowtowed like garlic, for
Dong Yu basically said all the good things about saving his father. However, Sima Yi didn't say a word and sat silently like everyone else.
After a long time, Sima Yi said: "My dear son-in-law, don't be anxious. I will send someone to the outside of the Great Wall. Your father will be fine."
In the court hall the next day, Cao Pi made the news sent by the Xianbei people public and asked everyone what to do. No one said anything, so Cao Pi successfully brought the ball to Sima Yi: "General, the Xianbei people are bullying me.
If there are too many people, should we use soldiers?"
Cao Pi made his attitude clear by saying this. According to his guess, Sima Yi would never go to war with the Xianbei people, because the Xianbei people went south to help Sima Lang. If the Xianbei people were wrong, it means that Sima Lang led the wolf into the house.
According to the law, killing is allowed. Sure enough, Sima Yi said: "The decisive battle between our army and the Dragon Army is about to begin. We must not mess up our own position for such a trivial matter!"
"Then how should we reply to the Xianbei people?" Cao Pi was still asking.
Sima Yi could only continue to answer: "Wei Chen has sent Sima Lang, the governor of Bingzhou, to Xianbei for negotiation. There should be news soon!"
"So, the general is ready to hand over Du Shu, the governor of Youzhou?" Cao Pi said straightforwardly. Even when the Han Dynasty was at its weakest, there was no emperor who lowered his head in the face of the aggressive barbarians outside the wall. It was just the first time the Han Dynasty met.
At that time, there was a precedent for marriage in the Han Dynasty, but it was also a woman. Many times the emperor only sent a princess in name. Such things like betraying one's own ministers for the sake of sexual intercourse have never happened in ancient times.
Du Yu immediately knelt down and kept kowtowing to Cao Pi and Sima Yi, hoping that they could save his father: "My father, there is nothing wrong with protecting the country and the people. Your Royal Highness, the general, please don't let Xianbei succeed. My father will die."
If it's a small matter, His Royal Highness the Prince and the General will lose the hearts of the world!"
Dong Zhao stood up and said: "Your Royal Highness, Du Shu, the governor of Youzhou, attacked the invading Xianbei people. Not only did he have no fault, but he also made great achievements. I thought that the battalion immediately sent more troops to Youzhou to attack the Xianbei people first, and then turned around.
Long Fei is fighting, and I am willing to send an envoy to the Tianlong Empire to convince Long Fei that the Tianlong Empire will not invade when our army is fighting Xianbei!"
"Hmph!" Sima Zhao snorted coldly: "Master Dong said it nicely, Long Fei is a despicable villain. If you say he won't come, he won't come? What if Long Fei takes advantage of my army to go north and makes a sudden attack?
"
Dong Zhao looked at Sima Zhao: "Although Long Fei is ruthless and has some lawless people under his command, Long Fei is also a man of his word. As long as Long Fei agrees, he will definitely not attack. Youzhou is originally my place in the Central Plains.
, it was the land of the Emperor as early as the Zhou Dynasty, and Long Fei would not want to see the great rivers and mountains occupied by barbarians outside the Great Wall. If his words are right, Long Fei may send troops to attack Xianbei and relieve the urgent needs of Wei State."
"Hahaha..." Sima Zhao laughed loudly: "The more I talk about it, the more ridiculous it becomes! Will Long Fei help us?"
Dong Zhao is an old minister after all. Sima Zhao, a young man, talked to Dong Zhao like this. Many old ministers couldn't stand it. Under the pressure of Sima Yi, they just dared to get angry and dare not speak. Sima Zhao laughed and said: "If so, Dong Zhao
If you can persuade Long Fei to send troops to Xianbei, it won't be too late for us to lead our troops north again!"
"Is it settled?" Dong Zhao finally waited for this opportunity. Even if he is Sima Zhao, he is also the representative of the Sima family. Without waiting for Sima Yi to refute, Dong Zhao immediately said to Cao Pi: "Prince, I will go to Guandu to meet Long
Fly!" He turned around and looked at Sima Yi: "General, I hope you can keep your word. If Long Fei stops his troops and sends troops to attack Xianbei, the general should keep his promise and send troops north!"
Sima Yi knew this was a trap, but Sima Zhao had already said it, and he regretted it to the point where he seemed a little ignorant and petty. Originally, Sima Yi invaded Jie Xianbei, which made Cao Pi know that the Wei Kingdom would soon be destroyed without him.
It was good that he died now, but he was plotted by Cao Pi. Without waiting for Sima Yi to answer, Dong Zhao turned around and left.
In this contest, Cao Pi had the upper hand. He had the upper hand in terms of the survival of the country and the justice of the nation. Although the Wei Dynasty and the Tianlong Empire were two countries, they were all Han people and separated from the Han Dynasty. They had the same characteristics.
An ancestor, in front of the ancestors, the Xianbei people are outsiders. Sima Yi was obviously stingy. In the eyes of others, he did not consider the safety of the country for the sake of personal hatred.
After leaving the palace, Sima Yi complained to Sima Zhao. Sima Zhao lowered his head and remained silent. Du Yu, who was following far behind, seemed unwilling to get close to his father-in-law anymore. Because in this matter, if
If Cao Pi and Dong Zhao had not tried their best to save him, his father would have become a scapegoat. Until now, Du Yu seems to have seen clearly the face of Sima Yi and even the entire Sima family.
In less than five days, news came from Guandu. Long Fei agreed to temporarily stop his troops. The Long army that had crossed the Yellow River would return to the south bank of the Yellow River within ten days. At the same time, he sent General Ma Chao, the general of Zhenxi, to lead 30,000 Xiliang soldiers to march from Jiayuguan.
Set off to attack Xianbei and the Xiongnu. This incident raised Cao Pi's popularity in Wei to a new height, and it seemed that there was a tendency to overtake Sima Yi.
According to the plan of Cao Pi and others, Yu Jin and Li Dian timely spread the news of the sad attack on Xianbei among the soldiers. Hearing that they would no longer fight the Dragon Army and would launch a joint attack on the Xiongnu, the soldiers also changed their decline and became instantly
The morale is high. Many generals have written to Cao Pi, asking them to be the vanguard, and there seem to be signs of joining Cao Pi's command.
Dong Zhao's diplomacy was successful, and it was time for Sima Yi to promise to travel. In order to make his image high again, Sima Yi made a 180-degree change in his attitude. Not only did he begin to prepare troops to go north, but he also personally took command.
The tone of the Sima family's words also changed. It was their duty to protect Dawei's northern border from foreign invasion.
The state of Wei was in full swing, and the army and the people had never been so enthusiastic as they were today. Those with money provided money, and those with food provided food. Cao Pi had even written an imperial edict to conquer Xianbei, but he just didn't read it out. Everyone was excited here.
, when everyone was willing to die, news came from Youzhou. Sima Lang, the governor of Bingzhou, as an imperial envoy, rushed to Youzhou, captured Du Shu regardless of the reason, and handed him over to the Xianbei people. I heard that Du Shu was handed over to the Xianbei people.
Shu was tortured to death by the Xianbei people, and his body was even thrown into the wild to be fed to wolves.
When the bad news came, everyone in the Du family was shocked. The government and the public were obviously ready to resist Xianbei, so why did Sima Lang capture Du Shu and hand him over to Xianbei? Du Yu rushed into the palace, knelt down in the hall and burst into tears. Cao Pi
He helped him up and said: "Your father is a loyal minister of our great Wei Dynasty. He sacrificed his life for our frontier. Don't worry, my dear, I will definitely seek justice for your father!"
Cao Pi did not openly confront Sima Yi, but followed Dong Zhao's suggestion and publicized the matter widely among the people. Within a few days, news came from all the three remaining states of Wei, and people from all over the country wrote to the court one after another.
Demanding that Sima Lang, the culprit who betrayed his country and seek glory, be severely punished. As time went by, the matter became more and more serious, and some soldiers were also involved. The whole country of Wei began to cry out for Du Shu's injustice and demanded that Sima Lang be executed.
Sima Yi had always been on guard against Cao Pi's counterattacks, always on guard, and on guard everywhere. He was always on guard against Cao Pi's counterattacks. Cao Pi suppressed this incident tightly. This is politics, cruel politics. Sima Yi is still too young.
, was not very good at politics. In order to save hundreds of lives of the Sima family, Sima Yi finally lowered his head and asked the court to resign as General Sima. At the same time, he hoped that the court would not cause Sima Lang to only care about others in the Sima family.
Cao Pi took a long breath, looked at Sima Yi's resignation, and smiled. Duo Cheng Yu and Dong Zhao said, "It's really not easy. After a lot of effort, I finally solved Sima Yi. I will order him to be killed tomorrow."