Zhuge Liang put on a piece of clothing and came to the outer hall. He saw a man sitting in the outer hall, about forty years old, with a clear appearance, wearing a green cloth robe and a flat scarf on his head. Zhuge Liang saw that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was. He smiled and asked, "Forgive me for being a clumsy, forget who he is?"

The middle-aged man bowed and bowed, "Did Mr. Zhuge forget me in the lower Lingling? "

Zhuge Liang suddenly remembered that this person was a member of the Han army military tutor Liao Li. When Liu Bei occupied Jingnan, Zhuge Liang heard that this person was extremely talented and went to visit him, hoping that he could serve Liu Bei, but Liao Li refused to agree. In the end, Zhuge Liang recommended him to Liu Jing, giving Liao Li the opportunity to display his talents.

"It turned out to be Liao Gongyuan. I haven't seen each other for many years. I've forgotten it. I'm ashamed! I'm ashamed!"

Zhuge Liang was polite, but he felt a little alert. He knew that Liao Li was a senior official of the Han army. When he came to find him, he must have come for something. Zhuge Liang asked him to sit down and ordered his followers to take tea.

Liao Li sat down and bowed and said, "This time the Han army went south and did not want to hurt the people of Jiaozhou, and tried not to destroy the spring farming in various parts of Jiaozhou."

Before he could finish his words, Zhuge Liang waved his hand, "Now the victory and defeat have been decided, Jiaozhou has returned to the Han State. Besides, there is no point in talking about these things. I don't think Military Advisor Liao will come to me for this."

Zhuge Liang looked at Liao Li calmly, but he understood his meaning very clearly. If you have any questions, please tell me directly without going around the corner.

Liao Li smiled, "Sir, I am honest. I actually invited Mr. Chang'an to work in Chang'an under the order of His Highness the King of Han. His Highness the King of Han said that his greatest regret was that he did not receive the assistance of his husband back then."

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said, "The King of Han has done a good job, and has occupied most of the country. The soldiers serve the people and the people live and work in peace. If he had obtained Kong Ming back then, he would probably not have achieved what he has today. I think His Highness, the King of Han, should be glad, why is he regretful?"

"Mr. Zhuge is too humble. The King of Han is indeed a great talent for Mr. Jing. At present, there is still one person missing in the seven prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall. It is just for Mr. Zhuge. I hope that Mr. can give up his past grudges and work together to revive the Han Dynasty."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, and the mockery on his face disappeared. He also said to Liao Li sincerely: "The heart of the Han King is admirable. Please ask Gong Yuan to tell His Highness the King of Han for me. Kong Ming thanked him for his sincerity, but Kong Ming failed to assist the emperor's uncle and was discouraged. He had no intention of his career. He was ready to return to his hometown in Longzhong to do farming and no longer ask about political affairs."

Liao Li was stunned, "Mr. I am not yet forty years old, and I am very young, so why are I so decadent?"

"Everyone has his own aspirations, so Gong Yuan doesn't need to persuade him anymore."

When Liao Li saw that Zhuge Liang would rather give up his position as prime minister and return to his hometown to farm, he sighed in his heart, but when he saw that Zhuge Liang was not a humble word and did not want to serve the Han Dynasty, he could only sigh, say goodbye to Zhuge Liang, and leave in a hurry.

At this time, Zhuge Liang did not want to go back to Fanyu City, so he ordered his followers to go back and tell his wife that they could clean up the fine lines and take the children to Sihui County north of Fanyu to meet him, and then return to Longzhong, Xiangyang together.

Five days later, Huang Yueying and her two children rushed to Sihui County, met with her husband Zhuge Liang, and under the escort of several confidant followers, the family rode north to Luling County and headed towards their hometown Xiangyang.

Ten days later, Liu Bei led his family, wives and concubines, as well as dozens of civil and military officials, including Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and their families, boarded the Han army warships. Hundreds of warships left Fanyu City, turned around and sailed towards Lingdingyang, and began a long journey.

In January of the 23rd year of Jian'an, half a year after the destruction of Jiangdong, the Han army took advantage of the victory to move south and restrained the main force of the Jiaozhou army in the north. However, the Jingzhou navy attacked Fanyu City, and Liu Bei was forced to surrender to the Han army, and the Jiaozhou forces were destroyed.

The demise of Liu Bei's forces meant that the Han army completely unified the south. In March, Liu Jing ordered the establishment of the Jiaozhou Governor's Office, appointed Liu Zheng, the chief general of the Yingjian Army, and was appointed General Zhennan, and led an army of 20,000 to station in Jiaozhi. He also appointed the military commander as the Minister of the Ministry of War, the Jiaozhou Observation Envoy, and inspected the counties of Jiaozhou.

At the same time when the Han army destroyed Jiaozhou, Cao Cao's implementation of the Ding Order encountered unprecedented resistance. Because the Ding Order was only targeted at the gentry in various places, while the powerful and powerful people of Cao Wei made a fuss, it aroused great indignation among the gentry in various places. They strongly protested, and officials from various counties resigned and hung their seals and left their posts in anger. Yang Biao even appeared in Chang'an publicly, calling on all the major gentry in the Central Plains to support the Han Dynasty.

For a time, news of the resignation of officials from various counties and counties poured into Yedu like a tide. In Hebei alone, more than 400 resigned officials. Many county magistrates and county magistrates were dismissed at the same time, causing the government to be paralyzed, and Cao Pi was worried about this.

That afternoon, Cao Pi could no longer bear it and came to Tongque Palace by carriage. He wanted to persuade his father to temporarily slow down the Ding Ling. Cao Pi got off the carriage and walked into the palace gate quickly. He happened to meet Chen Qun, the chief censor.

When Chen Qun saw Cao Pi, he quickly pulled him aside and said to him: "Mr. Wei is in a bad mood now, so it is better for the prince to anger him."

Cao Pi was shocked, "What happened?"

Seeing that there was no one on the left and right, Chen Qun lowered his voice and said, "Just just received the urgent news that the Han army captured Fanyu City, and Liu Bei surrendered to the Han army."

This news surprised Cao Pi. Why did Liu Bei die without any signs?

"When did this happen?"

"Just a month ago, our spies in Chang'an heard news that Liu Jing established the Jiaozhou Governor's Office."

Cao Pi was a little surprised. Why didn’t Yang Tian report this to him and report it directly to his father? He became a little annoyed again. Does Yang Tian feel that his wings are hard and disdain to report to him?

Although Cao Pi was angry with Yang Tian, ​​the news of Liu Bei's demise made him even more panicked. No wonder his father was angry. This incident did come too suddenly. At this time, he felt a little hesitant, whether to tell his father about Ding Ling's incident?

Chen Qun advised him again: "Since the prince has entered the palace gate, I will go to see Duke Wei, otherwise it will make Duke Wei even more unhappy."

Cao Pi understood what Chen Qun meant. His father must have known that he had come to Tongque Palace. If he didn't see him, he would definitely be angry. He nodded, "Thank you for the news from Chen Zhongcheng, I'll go to see my father now."

Cao Pi walked up the steps, and the guards reported to him. After a moment, the guards came out and said, "Duke Wei ordered the prince to come in."

Cao Pi calmed down and tidied up his clothes. Then he hurriedly walked into the inner palace and came to his father Cao Cao's official room.

"Duke Wei, the prince is here."

"Let him come in!" Cao Cao's unhappy voice came from the room, and it was obvious that he was in a bad mood.

Cao Pi had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk into the room, kneel down and salute, "Children's greetings to my father!"

With a 'bang!', Cao Cao threw a piece of information in front of him and scolded him angrily: "Look at how your subordinates do things!"

Cao Pi was so scared that he shivered all over and his head lowered deeper. Cao Cao paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, his chest undulating violently. The arrival of his son Cao Pi aroused the anger he had just suppressed. This was also the most annoying incident he had in several years. Liu Jing actually conquered Jiaozhou, and he had no idea at all.

This was a major strategic mistake. Jiaozhou was defeated and Liu Jing unified the south, but he fell into a passive state. It was only March now, which means that by the end of this year or early next year, the Han army will complete preparations for war and launch a war against Cao Wei.

Of course, Cao Cao was not angry for winning time for the Han army to prepare for war, but their intelligence organization was incompetent. Such a major military operation was not discovered in advance. Has the people in the Chang'an intelligence center gone to eat shit?

Whenever Cao Cao thought of this, he gritted his teeth. Since the Chang'an Intelligence Center got a record of the Pingzhang platform a few years ago, he has made no achievements. The information sent is all irrelevant and there is no real top-secret information.

Cao Cao's fist slowly clenched. He must clean the Chang'an intelligence station and could not continue to be so confused.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao slowly suppressed the anger in his heart and returned to his seat to sit down. He stared at his son for a while before he said coldly: "Get up!"

Cao Pi slowly stood up, his knees a little numb. He didn't dare to rub them, and stood aside with his hands hanging down. Cao Cao snorted, "Do you know why I'm annoyed?"

"I knew that it was because of the poor intelligence. We only received the news after the Han army conquered Jiaozhou. I was also shocked."

"Is Chen Qun telling you?"

"yes!"

Cao Cao's face calmed down slightly and sighed: "It's only March now, no! It should have been last month that the Han army attacked and destroyed Liu Bei. So fast, is Liu Bei's army so unbearable?"

Cao Pi felt his father's tone relaxed, and he said with a little courage: "Father, the last time the Jiaozhou army fought in the northern expedition, he was beaten to pieces by the Han army in a short time. The child felt that the fundamental reason was that the Jiaozhou army was vulnerable."

"Maybe there is a reason! The more we look south, the less combat power it is. However, the Jiaozhou army is a local war, with people and geographical advantages. If Jiaozhou is so easy to be captured and destroyed, the First Emperor would not have Zhao Tuo led 400,000 Qin troops south. I think there must be something strange here, and we must find the real reason."

"The child will send someone to investigate the matter specifically. Within one month, he will definitely reply to his father."

Cao Cao shook his head, "I can't find anything in a month, it will take at least three months. I won't give you a deadline for this matter, but you have to take it to heart and send the most capable men to investigate."

"The boy understands."

Cao Cao breathed a long sigh. Jiaozhou was destroyed and Liu Bei surrendered. He had no choice but to do anything about it. The key is how should he deal with this change and how should he adjust his strategy?

After pondering for a moment, Cao Cao said to his son: "The most urgent task is to adjust the intelligence organization in Chang'an. I think our intelligence is very incompetent and weak, and we can't do anything important. Yang Tian is a villain who only harms people. He is not allowed to care about external intelligence anymore.

Cao Pi thought of Yang Tian bypassing him and reporting to him above the level without authorization, and he couldn't help but secretly hatred and immediately said: "The child will be replaced immediately and will not let him be in charge of external intelligence again."

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said, "In addition, the Han army's intelligence points in Yedu will also be dug out for me. They are my confidants."

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