"What does Wen Lie mean?" Cao Pi asked.

Cao Xiu clasped his fists and replied: "Your Majesty, there are three main passages, Qishan Road, Chencang Road, and Baoxie Road. Taking Chencang Road to the north is the best route out of Qinchuan. Beware of Zhang Fei deliberately moving tigers away from the mountains in Tianshui County. If General Zhang is moved away from Chencang

If Ma Chao and Wei Yan use Hanzhong soldiers to seize the important territory, what will they do?"

Cao Pi's face became serious. Wei Yan had the ability to kill generals in the Battle of Hanzhong, but Xu Huangyizi was not a brave and famous general. Instead, Ma Chao's name reminded him that there is still a legend of General Shenwei in Liangzhou. Cao Xiu's words reminded Cao Pi

Wake up.

"What Wen Lie (Cao Xiu) and Zi Yang (Liu Ye) said is reasonable. However, it was not smooth when I first settled in Liangzhou after I ascended the throne. Zi Dan (Cao Zhen) and Derong (Zhang Ji) are both in Hexi. If we let it go

Zhang Fei harmed Tianshui and feared that he would lose the support of the people in the border areas. So he chose generals from Luoyang to fight back the enemy?" Cao Pi was in a dilemma.

Upon hearing this, Shangshu ordered Chen Qun to hurriedly come out to admonish him, saying: "Your Majesty, the capital has to face the threat of Guan Yu. If we send troops to retreat from the Tianshui enemy, it will be a waste of money and food. Maybe when people here arrive, Zhang

Fei has retreated to the south of Qishan, and Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty has a disobedient heart. The soldiers and horses of the Central Plains should be in the center to provide support, rather than being attacked from the east to the west..."

"Chang Wen (Chen Qun)'s words are very good, and the old minister seconded his opinion." Zhong Yao, who has inconvenient legs and feet, sat where he was and agreed with Chen Qun.

Cao Pi successfully succeeded to the throne of Wei. In order to repay the gentry, he adopted Chen Qun's nine-level official law to further consolidate the status of the gentry in Henan. Neither Chen Qun nor Zhong Yao wanted the Central Plains to be threatened.

Life and death, the interests of the Liangzhou gentry must be based on the premise that the interests of the Henan gentry are not harmed.

Since the end of the Han Dynasty, the Yongliang area has been infested with bandits and no peace. The Hu people entrenched in this area frequently rebelled. In the past, warlords such as Ma Chao used force to implement military control, but the long-term garrison of the warlords suppressed the Hu people. In those years,

The northwest border is still relatively peaceful.

Cao Cao defeated the tribes in Guanxi at the Wei River, and the swords hanging over the heads of the Hu tribes in Yongliang disappeared. They did not follow the king's way during the power vacuum period. Xiahou Yuan and Cao Cao's massacre of the city could only shock them for a while. After the deterrence weakened, they reappeared.

At this time, there were more than 100,000 troops stationed in the Yongliang area. Although most of them were taken by Cao Zhen to Hexi to quell the rebellion, Chen Qun felt that there was no need to mobilize tens of thousands of troops for Zhang Fei. In addition, there was a drought in the entire north last year, and the grain production was severely reduced. At this time, it was a waste of people and money.

It was not good for the country or oneself, so the Henan gentry firmly opposed it.

When Cao Pi saw that Chen Qun was taking the lead in opposing, he frowned and began to make calculations, wondering whether he should let Ma Zun and the others persist? It wouldn't be too late for Cao Zhen to finish the Henan expedition and take care of Zhang Fei.

Liu Ye saw Cao Pi's dilemma and analyzed it in front of everyone: "The art of war is called virtual reality. There are enemy scouts on Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, and Ziwu Road. This actually shows that Liu Bei cannot send troops now, otherwise those scouts will definitely

Unknowingly, the Battle of Hanzhong two years ago emptied Yizhou, and Liu Bei could not muster enough soldiers or food to capture Guanzhong..."

"What did Ziyang want to say?" Cao Pi frowned.

"I thought of a compromise. You can send the Xiahou Prince Consort's soldiers out of Chang'an nearby. Your Majesty only needs to let the Prince Consort pretend to attack the Qishan grain road. Zhang Fei will definitely retreat after hearing the news. If he can go down to the stronghold to block the way, he might be able to capture and kill him.

Hei Si, even if Wei Yan in Hanzhong sends troops to attack Baoxie Road, Chang'an City has high walls and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. I think Wei Yan will not be able to capture it in a short time. As long as the defender is not too stupid and holds on for more than ten days, reinforcements from Luoyang will arrive on the battlefield.

"

After Liu Ye finished speaking, he felt something was wrong in the atmosphere. Jiang Ji next to him poked him covertly. Only then did Liu Ye realize that the man sitting on the ground had a pale face. When Zhong Yao was guarding Chang'an, he fell into Ma Chao's trick and lost the city.

, what you said just now hit Zhong Yao’s pain point.

Cao Pi didn't notice the following details, and thought to himself that Liu Ye's plan was indeed a compromise. He nodded and said affirmatively: "Zi Yang's suggestion is very much in my heart. The matter of Tianshui has been settled for now. Chang Wen, you can come up with it for me."

"Edict."

"Wei." Chen Qun bowed and responded.

"Wen Lie, order Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to be on guard so that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei cannot form a strategic linkage. In addition, let Man Chong reorganize and train the army. If we really want to take Jiangdong first, the soldiers and horses from Runan may have to be transferred." Cao Pi

Looking at the newspaper on the case, my hatred for Sun Quan was rekindled.

"I will obey your orders." Cao Xiu clasped his fists.

"It's time to leave, I'm tired." Cao Pi waved goodbye to the ministers, stood up and walked out of the palace.

As soon as Cao Pi walked out of the back hall, Gao Miao of Xiaohuangmen hurriedly put a brocade robe on him and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's still early in the morning, can you please arrange a dancing girl to entertain you? A new batch of talents have arrived in the palace.

A stunningly beautiful lady..."

"I still have business to do today. You can prepare some gifts for me. I will go to the Taiwei Mansion later." Cao Pi said seriously.

"Wei." Gao Miao bowed and saluted.

"Xiao Gao, the first month in Luoyang is not warmer than that in Yecheng. It's a good idea to drink wine to warm up. You can make arrangements after returning from Taiwei's Mansion." Cao Pi stopped Gao Miao and told him.

In the past two years, Cao Pi has been busy proclaiming himself emperor and moving the capital. Last year, he sent people to Yecheng to kill the Zhen family due to rumors. During his stay in Luoyang, he was also busy with government affairs and had not been close to beauties outside the palace for a long time.

Gao Miao was overjoyed when he heard this and sighed that this was the original master. He smiled and agreed with his hands: "Your Majesty is right, the dragon body is important, the dragon body is important..."

Not long after, Cao Pi arrived at the Taiwei Mansion with his cavalry, and Jia Xu's eldest son, Jia Mu, hurriedly came out to greet him.

As soon as Cao Pi entered the main hall of the Taiwei Mansion, he saw Jia Xu walking out with the support of his servants.

"Lieutenant has limited mobility. I can just go to your dormitory. Why do we have to meet in the main hall?" Cao Pi followed Jia Mu and helped Jia Xu sit down.

Jia Xu sat there and bowed his hands in salute: "How can we not obey the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers? It is disrespectful for an old minister to sit and talk..."

Cao Pi smiled and sighed: "If it weren't for the help of the Taiwei, I wouldn't be where I am today. The Taiwei doesn't have to stick to the ancient methods."

"I am old and frail. Thank you for your understanding. I heard that your Majesty summoned ministers to discuss matters today. Is it possible that there are still unresolved matters in the court?" Jia Xu asked curiously.

Cao Pi nodded lightly, and Jia Xu turned to Jia Mu and said, "My father and your majesty have something to discuss. You take the rest of the people out first, and tell others not to come in and disturb me."

"Wei." Jia Mu saluted and walked out.

"Lieutenant is still so cautious, but Xu Chu is guarding outside and no one will disturb him." Cao Pi smiled slightly, and then got straight to the point and talked about the dispute in the court.
Chapter completed!