Chapter 348: Tomb Tiger’s conspiracy and plot against Jingzhou
The person who offered advice was none other than Sima Yi.
Xun Yu was the leader of the Yingchuan gentry, but because Cao Cao was called the King of Wei, he was far away from him.
On the other hand, Hebei was originally Yuan Shao's base camp, but it was managed by Cao Cao and was impregnable.
Sima Yi took advantage of the situation and gained Cao Cao's trust.
"Zhongda, what's your plan? Come to Gudao quickly!"
When Cao Cao asked for advice, Sima Yi naturally talked eloquently.
"Your Majesty, the person who broke the situation is Jiangdong Sun Quan!"
"Sun Quan married his sister to Liu Bei's son. He originally wanted to plot Jingzhou! But now Liu Bei has occupied Jiangling and is eyeing Xiangyang! Sun Quan had sneak attacked Cangwu before, and they both hated each other."
"Now there is only one eloquent person left to write a letter to Sun Quan, so that he can raise troops to capture Jingzhou!"
"Guardian Zhao Yun is Liu Bei's sibling, Liu Mang regards him as his uncle! Liu Bei and his son will send troops from both rivers to save Jingzhou."
"At that time, the king will raise troops to capture Hanchuan, and Liu Bei will be unable to rescue each other, which will inevitably lead to danger."
Sima Yi's plan is indeed insidious.
If Sun Quan agrees, Jingzhou will be plunged into crisis.
If Sun Quan really raises an army, he will play into Cao Cao's wishes and destroy the Sun-Liu alliance.
If he can win over Sun Quan and become his lackey, Cao Cao can form an alliance with Sun Quan and destroy Liu Bei first.
"Your Majesty, with Sun Quan's style, I'm afraid he will still fight against the enemy!"
"Back then, Shi Xie was the man who was personally promoted to Jiuxi by the King!"
"Now that Liu Mang is imprisoned as a caged bird, how can the other party not hate him?"
Sima Yi smiled and said: "Yi is willing to go to Jiangdong in person to offer advice to Sun Quan and let him make friends with the state and capture Jingzhou to benefit the king!"
Hearing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Zhongda, you are worthy of being Zihuan's friend!"
“It’s so comforting to have you by Zihuan’s side!”
Sima Yi was so humble that he didn't even dare to say it.
Cao Cao was moody, especially for trivial matters such as wearing Shu brocade, and even killed Cao Zhi's concubines.
This made the officials couldn't help but be extremely cautious when facing Cao Cao.
"Your Majesty, you praise me. It is because of your meritocracy that we have the opportunity to display our ambitions!"
"Zhongda, since when did you become so fond of flattering?"
Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile: "I will leave this matter to you. If you can make the Sun and Liu families turn against each other, you will be credited with your first contribution!"
Sima Yi was overjoyed, and then went to discuss with Cao Pi and Jia Xu.
"Zhongda!"
Cao Cao suddenly stopped Sima Yi, who turned around and looked at him like a hawk or a wolf.
"Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?"
"Hahaha! An eagle looks at a wolf, and what Xun Lingjun said is indeed true! Go, go!"
Sima Yi trembled and left in shock. Cao Cao's eyes looked fierce at this moment. A man with this kind of appearance is definitely not a loyal and kind person!
"Zihuan, if you reuse this person in the future, will it threaten the country and the country?"
"Ziwen, you are only capable of guarding the borders and defending the territory. Don't blame me for looking down on you."
"Zijian, as Gu's favorite son, no matter how scheming or clever you are, you are not as good as your elder brother!"
Cao Cao sighed. During this year, he wanted to give Cao Zhi a chance to perform.
However, Cao Zhi really failed to live up to expectations and just drank and wrote poems with Yang Xiu, Ding Fei, Ding Yi and others all day long.
When he killed Cao Zhi's concubine last time, Cao Cao wanted to warn him not to be such a coward!
Otherwise, how could Cao Pi let him go after he passed away?
Unfortunately, after this incident, Cao Zhi became depressed and unable to recover!
"Zijian, you really disappoint me!"
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Jiangdong, Jianye.
Sima Yi hurried on the road at night, and finally met Sun Quan nearly a month later.
"Everyone, Sima Yi came here on Cao Cao's order. I don't know why?"
Sun Quan looked at his counselors and discussed with everyone.
"Marquis Wu, Cao Cao and I, Jiangdong, have no enmity at all!"
"Before, because of listening to the words of Zhuge Liang's master and apprentice, the two families continued to fight for years, and all lives were ruined!"
"Now that Sima Zhongda has come, he must have the intention of making peace and can receive him politely."
Zhang Zhao has always been close to Cao Cao, but alienated Liu Bei.
Now Zhou Yu of the main war faction has died, and Lu Su has also fallen ill and has not come.
The people here today are almost all those who surrendered to Chibi on that day.
"What Zibu said is true. I also want to repair the relationship with Duke Cao."
Sun Quan sneered and said: "Listen to what He Qi said, Cheng Wu was in Liu Mang's army before!"
"It can be seen that Liu Mang is willing to go over the mountains and harm his allies!"
Everyone in Soochow immediately denounced Liu Mang, and even blamed Liu Mang for the Battle of Hefei.
As everyone knows, it is clear that Sun Quan’s united front level is too poor, what does it have to do with Liu Mang?
"Wu Hou! Ahem!"
Lu Su Qiang supported his body, walked into the main hall, and persuaded: "Sima Yi will come here now to destroy the Sun-Liu alliance!"
"When Gong Jin and I planned the Sun-Liu alliance, we thought that Cao Cao was so powerful that we alone could not compete with him!"
"If Liu Bei is destroyed, Soochow will be destroyed! If Liu Bei is born, Soochow will be reborn!"
Lu Su held the sick body, pointed at Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Lu Meng and others, and cursed angrily: "You... you are deceiving the public with your evil words and deceiving the Marquis of Wu!"
"If Liu Xuande revives the Han Dynasty, my lord can still be the master of Jiangdong! If Cao Cao annexes the Han Dynasty, my lord can only become a prisoner!"
Lu Su knew better than anyone else that when it came to Sun Quan's handling, Liu Bei and his son were thinking of their old friendship, and Sun Shangxiang even came to mediate. Sun Quan was indeed a wealthy man.
But Cao Cao was treacherous and ruthless, and was always cruel to his enemies!
If a person like Sun Quan is captured one day, the only thing waiting for him is death.
Seeing Lu Su's words of advice, Zhang Zhao sneered and said, "Zijing, it was you and Gong Jin who single-handedly promoted the Sun-Liu alliance back then!"
"Now Liu Bei has occupied Jiaozhou, captured Yizhou, and Hanzhong! What benefit does Jiangdong have for me?"
"It's okay not to have such an ally!"
Lu Meng sighed and said: "Mr. Zijing, I know that you have always supported the Sun-Liu Alliance!"
"But sir, have you ever thought that our ally is very powerful now and is very likely to deal with Jiangdong?"
"After all, I, Jiangdong, are much weaker than Cao Cao! Without Jingzhou as a buffer zone, Liu Bei can send troops out of Yizhou and directly attack our army!"
Lu Ji thought for a while and took the initiative to say: "Marquis Wu! My nephew Lu Xun is in Yizhou. Liu Bei and his son have never had any intention of raising an army in the past year!"
Lu Ji said this. He did not want to offend Zhang Zhao, who was pro-Wei, nor did he want to get too close to Lu Su, who was pro-Han.
Protecting the Lu family is what Lu Ji wants in his heart.
As for Lu Meng, he planned to take revenge on Zhou Zhou!
Especially the hateful Guan Yu, it was a great shame and humiliation for him to carry weapons on his back!
"Wu Hou...ahem..."
"Zijing, you'd better go recuperate first!"
Sun Quan waved his hand, then smiled and said: "Come here, prepare to summon Sima Yi!"
Lu Su sighed helplessly and had to leave the hall. He saw the proud Sima Yi!
"Your Excellency, are you Lu Zijing who presented the "Couch Policy"?"
Sima Yi smiled and said: "I will personally destroy the Sun-Liu alliance created by my husband!"