General Luo Yang's youngest son Luo Zheng was assassinated in Nandun City. The news spread throughout the country in just half a month. The princes from all sides got the news. For a time, all kinds of speculations spread in the Central Plains.
It spread up and down. In the three cities of Dongjun, Pengcheng and Guangling, these rumors spread even more fiercely, and almost no one dared to walk on the streets.
In the Marquis of Wei's Mansion in Dongjun City, after Cao Cao got the news, he immediately summoned the civil servants and generals under his account to discuss in the meeting hall. Looking at the people sitting down, Cao Cao raised the brocade in his hand that was filled with information.
Silk smiled bitterly and said: "According to this information, it has been confirmed that Luo Yang's youngest son Luo Zheng was assassinated in Nanton! However, Luo Zheng's current life and death are currently unknown! What impact do you think this matter will have?
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As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, everyone began to whisper when they sat down. Everyone was in groups of two or three, discussing the matter in low voices. Cao Cao didn't say anything, he just watched everyone discussing and said nothing. Don't look at Cao Cao's appearance.
He was very calm, but in fact, Cao Cao had another headache at the moment, and his whole head was aching. If Cao Cao hadn't been so strong-willed by nature and refused to show his weakness in front of his subordinates, I'm afraid Cao Cao would have screamed out in pain!
Of course, only Cao Cao knew all this. The subordinates who sat down discussed each other for a while, and then all fell silent. First, Xun Yu stood up and said: "Luo Zheng, the son of Luo Yang, was assassinated. This matter is not trivial! Since then,
After Luo Yang occupied Yuzhou and Yangzhou, the world has been peaceful for ten years! The reason why Luo Yang chose to withdraw his troops instead of pursuing the victory was mainly due to lack of preparation! Now after these ten years, Luo Yang will definitely not delay any more
Go down! The assassination of Luo Zheng just provided Luo Yang with such an excuse! I believe that Luo Yang will use this to launch an attack before long! My lord should take precautions against this as soon as possible!"
Xun Yu's words were immediately supported by a group of civil servants, of course, which did not include Xu Shu and Sima Yi. Xu Shu had been promoted by Cao Cao to be his first think tank long ago, and his status had long been above Xun Yu's.
, naturally it is impossible to echo Xun Yu's words. Although Sima Yi failed in his plan to attack Chang'an, which damaged his status in Cao Wei, he was indeed a wise man who was not inferior to Xu Shu, so he would not express it casually.
own opinions.
On the other side, Cao Ren stood up, cupped his fists and shouted to Cao Cao: "Lord! The general thought that this might be an opportunity! When Luo Zheng was assassinated, Luo Yang would be furious and would definitely mobilize the Western Qin army! In this way,
There will inevitably be loopholes in the direction of Western Qin. The lord can take this opportunity to sneak attack on Western Qin, which may have unexpected effects!" Cao Ren's suggestion was immediately approved by many generals. Since Xiahou Dun died in Shangjun,
, Cao Ren became the highest-ranking general in the Cao family and the Xiahou family, and was the head of the generals in Cao Wei. Therefore, Cao Ren's words have always been supported by the generals in Cao Wei, and as a military general, he naturally hopes to start a war and go to the battlefield to kill.
It can be said that Cao Ren's suggestion was exactly what they wanted.
Regarding what Xun Yu and Cao Ren said, Cao Cao did not express any opinions. It was not that he did not agree with Xun Yu and Cao Ren's suggestions, but that Cao Cao had a severe headache now and could not listen to what everyone said. In the end, Cao Cao endured it
Painful, he turned his attention to Xu Shu and Sima Yi. In the past few years, as Cao Cao got older and older, his energy was not as good as before, so he became more and more dependent on Xu Shu and Sima Yi, these two wise men.
Seeing Cao Cao's eyes moving over, Xu Shu and Sima Yi glanced at each other and knew that they could no longer remain silent. First, Sima Yi coughed a few times, and the civil servants represented by Xun Yu and the generals represented by Cao Ren also stopped.
They stopped arguing and focused their attention on Sima Yi. They knew that even if they had a heated argument, as long as Xu Shu and Sima Yi denied their views, it would basically be useless.
Sima Yi nodded slightly, and then said to Cao Cao: "Lord! My subordinates believe that the first task is to find out who sent the assassin to kill Luo Zheng! Obviously, the mastermind behind this is not from our Cao Wei
, then it must come from Liu Bei or Sun Quan! As long as the source is found out and told to Luo Yang, Luo Yang will definitely not be angry with the lord!"
What Sima Yi said immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of Cao Ren and other generals. General Wen Chou, who was sitting behind Cao Ren, had a livid face and snorted: "I don't feel comfortable hearing what Lord Sima said! Are we going to do this to you?"
Is Luo Yang just begging for mercy? If so, he might as well have a hearty fight with Xi Qin, even if he dies, it will be a worthy death!"
Regarding Wen Chou's words, Sima Yi smiled nonchalantly and said, "General Wen has misunderstood what I mean! The way of marching an army is to fight with intelligence first and then with strength! If you blindly fight with courage and ruthlessness, you will just fall behind."
Your Excellency! I would like to propose that you find out who is behind the scenes and reveal it to Western Qin. This is not to please Luo Yang, but to better deal with Western Qin! I would like to ask the general, if you are Luo Yang and suddenly learn that Luo Zheng was assassinated.
The murderer is Liu Bei, what should you do?"
Wen Chou didn't even think about it and replied directly: "It goes without saying that if I were Luo Yang and knew that the murderer of my son was Liu Bei, of course I would use all my troops to march directly to Xuzhou! Capture Liu Bei from Pengcheng
Come out and avenge my son!"
"Not bad!" Sima Yi cheered, narrowed his eyes, gently stroked his beard, and said: "That's right! As far as I know, Luo Yang has two sons and one daughter, and the eldest daughter Luo Yue is already married.
The person she married was Guo Yi, the son of Guo Jia! And the eldest son Luo Gan is now in Chang'an, gradually taking over the political affairs of the Western Qin Dynasty, but the one he loves most in Luo Yang's heart is the assassinated young son Luo Zheng! Now that Luo Zheng is assassinated, Luo Yang will definitely
He resents the person who sent people to assassinate Luo Zheng, and will destroy this person at all costs to avenge Luo Zheng! As General Cao Ren said, if this happens, the army of Western Qin will definitely undergo great changes. If this happens,
The West Qin defense line, which has always been flawless, will also have loopholes! This is the perfect opportunity for my lord to sneak attack on the West Qin!"
Hearing what Sima Yi said, everyone was in an uproar. Unexpectedly, Sima Yi actually agreed with Cao Ren's opinion in the end! However, when Xun Yu and other wise men heard this, they knew that Sima Yi's opinion was not in agreement with Cao Ren, no matter in the plan.
The details are still in the preparation work, and Sima Yi's opinion is even more detailed! If Cao Ren's suggestion is followed, the plan will definitely fail, but Sima Yi added such a premise in front, which immediately made the entire plan feasible!
However, Sima Yi's words alone obviously couldn't move Cao Cao. Cao Cao now had a splitting headache and couldn't make any judgment at all. Finally, he turned his eyes to Xu Shu next to him, asking for Xu Shu's opinion. Xu Shu lowered his head and thought for a moment, and finally gave a slight
Nodding, he agreed to Sima Yi's suggestion. Seeing Xu Shu nodding, Cao Cao was relieved. He patted his thigh with his right hand a few times, then straightened his back and said, "I have decided, just press, eh
!ah!"
Before Cao Cao finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, but he could no longer say the words that came to his lips. As soon as he opened his eyes, cold sweat oozed out from his forehead like rain.
Then, Cao Cao screamed and fell on his back amid the exclamations of everyone on the left and right.
Such a sudden change made everyone present dumbfounded. Xu Shu, who was closest to Cao Cao, was startled and hurriedly jumped to Cao Cao's side. He helped Cao Cao up and shouted loudly: "My lord! My lord!"
Wake up! Lord!"
"Father!" "Father!" At the same time, several exclamations also sounded. Cao Cao's sons, the eldest son Cao Ang, the second son Cao Pi, the third son Cao Zhang and the fourth son Cao Zhi all rushed towards Cao Cao.
Cao Ang rushed to Cao Cao's side, knelt down on one knee, and called Cao Cao's name like Xu Shu. Cao Pi and Cao Zhi threw themselves directly on Cao Cao's body, calling Cao Cao's name, and burst into tears.
Cao Zhang walked back and forth next to Cao Cao, anxious and anxious, but didn't know what to do.
"Well!" After a while, Cao Cao slowly opened his eyes amidst the shouts of everyone and took a look at the people around him. First of all, he saw Cao Ang's face. When he saw Cao Ang's face at this moment,
Although he was eager, he was not panicked, and he was quite impressive. There was a look of approval on his face. Then he saw Cao Zhang next to him who was jumping anxiously. He didn't even frown, but he soon relaxed again.
With a helpless smile on his face, Cao Zhang only wanted to be a general. Whether he has a city or not is not very important!
Finally, Cao Cao's eyes fell on Cao Pi and Cao Zhi who were crying bitterly on him. A trace of anger flashed across his face and he shouted: "I'm not dead yet! You don't need to mourn for me!"
When Cao Cao roared like this, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were startled and immediately took a few steps back. Cao Zhi simply wiped away his tears and stopped crying. Cao Pi, on the other hand, had tears on his face even though he was scolded by Cao Cao.
But his nose kept flowing and he couldn't stop it! Cao Cao glared at Cao Zhi with some disgust, and then looked at Cao Pi. Although he still had a straight face, there was a hint of warmth in his eyes. This look on Cao Cao's face
The change was so fast that most people didn't see it, but Sima Yi, who was standing next to him, nodded slightly, seemingly thoughtful.
After shaking his head, maybe because he felt that his headache was a little better, Cao Cao slowly stood up with the help of Cao Ang and Cao Pi and said to everyone: "I feel a little unwell, which surprised you all! Okay!
Just do what Zhongda said about what we just discussed!" After saying that, Cao Cao waved his hand and left the meeting hall with the support of his two sons. Everyone also turned towards Cao Cao's back.