When all the ministers and ministers saw Sima Yi leaving, their expressions changed. Others didn't know, but did these family officials know that Sima Yi was promoted by them? He finally got a high official position, but why did he just leave? Isn't this a waste of a great opportunity?
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Cao Cao had no intention of keeping Sima Yi. He was wise and would not be carried away by others. He was sure that Sima Yi's strategy was not feasible, but he was also sure that Sima Yi was talented.
Why offer these ridiculous strategies?
Cao Cao is not worried about Sima Yi's lack of loyalty and threats to him. The Sima family is a powerful family in the world, and Sima Yi can only be successful if he can take refuge with Liu Zhang.
But Cao Cao didn't know that these thoughts of his were all expected by Sima Yi. That's why Sima Yi saluted Liu Xie and left without wanting Cao Cao to salute. Sima Yi would not show off when unnecessary, but he would when it was time to do so.
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He walked outside the main hall and took a look at the main hall. Xun Yu must be eliminated. Although Guo Jia didn't say anything and his expression didn't even change, Sima Yi knew that Guo Jia's strategy was definitely better than Xun Yu. If Guo Jia wasn't from a poor family,
That's much more difficult than Xun Yu.
However, due to his poor background and his recent defeat in Guanzhong, Sima Yi was confident of getting rid of Guo Jia. As long as Xun Yu and Guo Jia fell, Sima Yi's period would come.
Of course, this must all be based on resisting the Sichuan army's attack first, otherwise there is no need to talk about it.
"Zhongda, I heard that Cao Cao made you one of the Nine Ministers today, and Zhonglang will join the military. Why did you refuse such a good position?"
When Sima Yi left the palace, he saw Sima Hui. Sima Hui had already received the news, which shows how long the tentacles of these aristocratic families are.
"Mr. Shui Jing, let's talk while we are leaving the city."
"Out of town?"
Although Sima Hui was surprised, he still got on the carriage out of the city with Sima Yi. On the carriage, Sima Hui said in surprise: "Zhongda, do you think Xuchang will be lost?"
"It's very likely, but it won't necessarily be lost," Sima Yi said.
"It may not be lost? Then if Zhongda assists Cao Cao again, and our family fully supports it, won't Xuchang be saved?"
"What if I can't keep it?"
Sima Yi only asked one sentence, and Sima Hui became speechless. Yes, what should I do if I can't save it? It would be too risky to invest all the family's power in the defense of Xuchang now. Once Xuchang is lost, there will be nothing.
"So what if I can save it?" Before Sima Hui could speak, Sima Yi only glanced at Sima Hui's expression and asked the next question.
"If we can keep it, won't we stop Liu Zhang? And Zhongda helps Cao Cao defend the city, won't he be more important?"
"Hahahaha." Sima Yi laughed. He recovered quickly and said to Sima Hui: "I'm sorry, Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Yi lost his composure. However, Sima Yi feels that if we save it, it will be detrimental to both Cao Jun and us.
If Xuchang is saved, Cao Cao's army must stay here all the time, but there is no danger here at all. The Sichuan army can attack as soon as they leave the pass. Cao Cao's current civilian power cannot consume Liu Zhang. If our family fully supports it, it can be delayed.
, but is it worth it?
As for me, Sima Yi. Yes, I helped Cao Cao block Liu Zhang. I will be awarded a bigger official, but will it be greater than Xun Yu and Guo Jia? As a first-time convert, if I really blocked the Sichuan army, I will not be rewarded.
The biggest one is definitely Xun Yu.
The Xun family has an extremely strong position in the court, if nothing happens, we will not be able to get ahead."
"Of course." Sima Yi looked at Sima Hui's expression: "If it can help Cao's army defeat the Sichuan army, other things about seizing the throne are unclear and will be discussed later.
But has Mr. Shui Jing ever thought that if we block the Sichuan army, we will have control over Yuzhou, which is a vast area of sichuan. The Sichuan army can attack us when they leave the customs. We are at a serious geographical disadvantage.
However, if we are defeated and retreat to Yanzhou and eastern Yuzhou, then the Sichuan Army will be guarding the vast plain, which is very beneficial to us. By dealing with the Sichuan Army in this area, not only can we slowly grind against the Sichuan Army, but we can also grow in the war.
Strength?"
Sima Hui nodded and immediately said to Sima Yi: "But as Zhongda said, it would be better not to defend Xuchang, leaving the geographical disadvantage to the Sichuan army. But what does this have to do with Zhongda's resignation? Such an opportunity is rare.
, and if the Sichuan army cannot capture Xuchang, you will not be able to serve as an official."
"Haha." Sima Yi smiled disapprovingly: "As I said just now, if Cao Jun really defends, he will be at a disadvantage and will inevitably decline slowly. He will also worry about not having a chance to serve as an official, but it will be a little more difficult than now.
But have you thought about it, sir? The real impact on us if Xuchang can be defended or not? I must have heard about the strategy I presented to Cao Cao today, right?"
"Speaking of which, I would like to ask Zhongda why he offered such a strategy? I don't think it's feasible either." If Sima Hui hadn't believed that Sima Yi would not betray the family and had personally inspected the talent, everyone would have thought that Sima Yi was either trying to gain fame or gain fame.
Betrayed the family.
"Actually, I had proposed this strategy before Cao Cao entered Guanzhong. The situation in Xuchang before the Battle of Guanzhong was exactly the same as it is now.
In the Battle of Guanzhong, if Cao Cao's army wins, even if I, Sima Yi, come out of the mountain, I will not be taken seriously by Cao Cao. Cao Cao is even more afraid of the unity of our family. Even if Cao Cao says that I am wrong, what does it matter?
But if the Battle of Guanzhong fails, what will Cao Cao think when he thinks of my strategy? Will he think carefully about whether my strategy is right?"
Sima Hui nodded slowly. If Cao Cao's army were defeated, Cao Cao's army would be the best in the world. It would be great if Cao Cao could make Sima Yi his master. He would never surpass Xun Yu in his life.
However, after a defeat, according to conventional logic, the defeated will reflect. Once they reflect, those who previously advised and stopped will be taken seriously. This is a natural logic.
Sima Yi just chose the decision that was most beneficial to him. The victory of Cao Cao's army was just worse than worse. Once Cao Cao was defeated, Sima Yi would immediately shine like the bright moon in the night sky.
This is probably the reason why Cao Cao gave Sima Yi such a high official position as one of the Nine Qings.
Sima Yi smiled: "Of course, with Cao Cao's wisdom, he may not be dazzled by a defeat. After all, my strategy is indeed illogical. It's a shame that Guo Jia and others' strategies are impeccable, otherwise I wouldn't have to submit illogical strategies.
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Although he made me a high official today, he is just not sure that my strategy is wrong. If there are any changes, he can discuss it with me.
So we need to come to Xuchang again this time. To be honest, with the current situation in Xuchang, whether Sima Yi comes out of the mountain, there won't be any big changes, so we can only use this time in Xuchang to bring us the greatest benefit.
Regardless of victory or defeat in Xuchang's attack and defense, Cao Cao's army is still at a disadvantage, but once defeated, the plan I proposed today will come true again. What will Cao Cao think of me, Sima Yi? No matter how wise he is, will he dare to veto me Sima Yi easily in the future?
Even if Cao Cao denies me, Sima Yi, and Cao Cao's subordinates know that these two failures were all because they didn't listen to me, Sima Yi, what will they think?
I'm sure that as long as Cao Jun is defeated this time, my Sima Yi's name will be mentioned with regret by everyone, let alone one of the Nine Qings. Even Sangong, I, Sima Yi, can get it, it depends on my disdain
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Sima Hui showed a look of surprise and joy. What surprised him was that he didn't even know about Sima Yi's plot. What he was happy about was that Sima Yi didn't let him down. Only then could he be absolutely comparable to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, or even surpass these two, in terms of people's hearts, pros and cons, and situation.
The trend is extremely accurate.
And he always knows his purpose clearly in his mind. This is definitely the wisdom of a top strategist.
"If we save Cao's army from defeat and control the human, financial and material resources of the northern clans in the Central Plains, my status should be comparable to that of Xun Yu and Guo Jia in a short time, right?"
After Sima Yi finished speaking, Sima Hui completely understood what Sima Yi was thinking. Sima Yi was betting that if Cao's army won, Sima Yi would follow the steps, and if Sichuan's army won, Sima Yi would be at the top.
And if you lose, you won't lose much, but if you win, you win everything. It's really a brilliant move.
But Sima Hui frowned: "Zhongda, our goal now is to resist Liu Zhang. If Liu Zhang is not eliminated, other matters will be postponed."
"I know this." Sima Yi said respectfully to Sima Hui: "But I also said that whether or not I leave the mountain now, I can't have a significant impact on the battle situation, so it is better not to come out first and be prepared to deal with the situation after the Battle of Xuchang
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As they talked, the carriage had left Xuchang. Sima Hui now knew why Sima Yi left the city and went back to prepare for the post-war matters. In addition, if Xuchang fell, the consequences would be very serious if he stayed in Xuchang.
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There was nothing discussed in the court. After the court was dismissed, Cao Cao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and held another small meeting.
Behind Cao Cao, stood a handsome woman. All the generals of Cao Cao's army knew her. She was Cao Cao's daughter Cao Xian, who was also the leader of the northern Di people, Zhe Lanying.
Cao Xian had returned to Xuchang last night. When he heard that Cao Xian had become the leader of the Di people, Cao Cao was really overjoyed. However, the Di people had a total of 30,000 people, and the Xianbei people who had been recruited were only 40,000 to 50,000. They could not threaten Liu Zhang at all.
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What's more, the Di People's Army is now unable to protect itself. Not only has it just taken over the Hetao, but it is also a sworn enemy of the Xianbei tribe such as Kebineng and others. How can it escape and go south.
But Cao Cao was still very happy to see his daughter come back. After all, he was sorry for his daughter at the beginning, but now that his daughter has come back with a career, Cao Cao certainly feels guilty.
Cao Xian made his father and Cao Jun generals look at him with admiration, and saw Cao Cao's guilt at the same time. Cao Xian felt that this was enough.
Cao Cao said to everyone: "There is no result from the discussion in the court today, but if we have no strategy and just defend, it will definitely be disadvantageous. What should you do? Peace, surrender, war, withdrawal, fight, how to fight?"
,Withdraw, how to withdraw?”
Chen Qun stepped forward and said: "My lord, my subordinates feel that we should immediately gather the family members of the Xuchang family to help defend the city, recruit manpower and material resources, and prepare a large number of defense equipment."
"Yes." Cao Cao nodded. Now the morale of Cao's army is estimated to be about the same as that of those servants. It is indeed time to use the family. There are many families in Xuchang, and the servants are not a small number.
"What else?"
Cheng Yu stepped forward and said: "We should collect money and food from the clans and use money and food to boost morale. For example, if you kill a person, you will be rewarded with one tael of silver. If you kill a general, you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. The families of sergeants who have sufficient military merit can enjoy food subsidies, etc."
Cao Cao nodded. This is indeed a good idea. The morale of Cao Cao's army is about to reach zero now, but rewarding gold and silver will definitely improve morale. Who doesn't like money? Especially in this troubled world.
Cao Cao now finally knows the benefits of the noble clan. If it weren't for the Sichuan army's attack and someone else, such as Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu, it would be strange that these noble clans would spend money and food. I guess even the servants would be reluctant to send one.
"There's more."
Guo Jia coughed and came out, "Lord, I've thought about it carefully for a long time, but I still don't think Sima Yi's suggestion makes sense, but why don't we just make do with it?"
"Just make do with it? What do you mean?" Cao Cao was confused.
"Guo Jia doesn't think that Liu Zhang, Huang Yueying and other ruthless people can stop their troops by cutting off territories, making kings, and making marriage alliances. But these are all done casually and there is no loss. What if Sima Yi's method is really effective?"
Guo Jia felt guilty towards Cao Cao due to the defeat in Guanzhong. Cao Cao never blamed him, but just put the responsibility on himself. This made Guo Jia very grateful and became more careful.
After much thought, Sima Yi's strategy didn't make sense, but Guo Jia didn't dare to be careless when he was about to be defeated. He thought carefully for a long time, and since there was no loss to Cao's army, why not do it casually.
When Cao Cao saw Guo Jia's expression, he probably knew what Guo Jia was thinking. Although he analyzed the battle of Guanzhong rationally, sometimes there is no trace of a person's advice, but it just hits the target.
Even a hero like Cao Cao and a genius like Guo Jia would not dare to veto Sima Yi easily. After all, Sima Yi was not an idiot, but also a world-famous tomb tiger.
What if Sima Yi had guessed and Liu Zhang was knocked unconscious by a carrot and really gave up Xuchang and went to Jingzhou?
"Okay, let's just make him a king by the way. We have already made Sun Quan King of Wu, so we don't care about one more king. It's just about this marriage, who will be used?"
Cao Cao has three adult daughters, one is Cao Xian, and two are already married to Liu Xie. Cao Cao doesn't think Liu Zhang would like broken shoes, so it would be better not to come up with this bad idea.
When everyone was silent, suddenly a soldier came to report in surprise: "My lord, my lord, Miss Lingju is back."
Everyone's expressions changed. They didn't expect that this woman was not dead yet. Anyone who was loyal to Cao Cao wanted this woman to die soon, including Guo Jia.
Cao Cao acted like a hero in everything he did, but he compromised a lot on the Lingju issue. Although it didn't really affect the military, the lord was too obsessed with a woman, which was not something a minister wanted to see.
However, the bones of those who tried to dissuade him were already cold. Now, as long as Cao Cao does not delay the military too much, these people can let Cao Cao go.
Cao Cao's buttocks moved off his seat, but he still sat down.