The clothes on his body were all stained with mud. If it weren't for the fact that the fabric and the jade pendant used to hold the clothes could not be identified as belonging to a powerful person, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the person in front of him was a refugee fleeing famine.

When Huan Fan saw Cao Shuang, he quickly stepped forward and said three words: "General..."

Cao Shuang felt a stench coming from his nose. He quickly covered his nose and took a few steps back:

"You, are you really Yuan Ze?"

Although Cao Shuang and Huan Fan were from the same hometown, it seemed that Cao Shuang treated Huan Fan quite politely.

Otherwise, he would not be allowed to serve as the governor of Jizhou.

But in Cao Shuang's heart, he was not very close to Huan Fan.

Normally, Cao Shuang would be able to hide his inner feelings, but at this time, the stench emanating from Huan Fan's body really made him feel nauseous.

This action of covering your nose and retreating is a subconscious behavior.

When Huan Fan saw Cao Shuang acting like this, he finally came to his senses.

Although he knew that he was the one who made a mistake, Cao Shuang's actions still made him feel uncomfortable.

At this time, Cao Shuang also reacted and put down the hand covering his nose.

"Yuan Ze, what is going on with you?"

"Forget it." Huan Fan was a little downcast, "Sima Yi is good at leading troops across the state border. He surrounded Yecheng and Jizhou. He has already fallen into the hands of an old man."

"What!" Cao Shuang's face changed drastically when he heard this, "Why do you do this?"

Huan Fan ran all the way without stopping, and his speed was faster than the speed at which the news spread.

Not long after Cao Shuang received the news that Jizhou was besieged, he heard from Huan Fan that Jizhou had been lost. He was really shocked and angry.

There was even some intention of blaming Huan Fan in his heart.

Seeing Cao Shuang's extremely ugly look, Huan Fan smiled bitterly and told Sima Yi's plan.

After hearing this, Cao Shuang was shocked and broke into a cold sweat again.

But I saw him gritting his teeth and saying:

"This old thief Sima Yi is really vicious. He wants to kill me!"

Originally he was a little angry that Huan Fan had lost Jizhou, but now he heard that Huan Fan had done so many things for him before escaping from Yecheng.

My heart has turned from anger to gratitude.

"General, the old thief Sima crossed the state border without permission, surrounded Yecheng with troops, and openly slandered the general. His rebellious intentions are clearly exposed."

Seeing Cao Shuang's behavior, Huan Fan quickly suggested:

"The general should immediately report to the emperor and issue an edict to remove him from the post of Taifu, denounce him as a treason, and summon a large army to conquer him."

"That's natural!" After Cao Shuang blurted out, he seemed to think of something again, his face changed, and he was a little embarrassed, "Oh, actually, I have wanted to kill the old thief for a long time."

"It's just," he said, shaking his head with a troubled look on his face, "Oh, the Western bandit is very powerful, and I want to use his hand to stop the bandit, so I have to keep him for now."

"Besides, it's not like you don't know, Yuan Ze, that over the past few years, the country has been in crisis, and the Wu bandits from the south have invaded the north every year, making it increasingly difficult to control them. Alas!"

"For the sake of the overall situation, I have been holding back. I didn't expect that old thief to be so disregardful of the safety of the country!"

Huan Fan frowned when he heard Cao Shuang's ramble.

In fact, how could he not know the current situation of Da Wei?

If we really want to attack Sima Yi immediately, will we make the Western bandits and Southern bandits laugh out loud?

At that time, it will only lead to the overthrow of the Wei Dynasty and the loss of the country's title.

Therefore, his real intention is just to ask:

"General, did the Wu invaders really capture Xiangyang this time when they invaded the north? How much did the Wei army lose in the south?"

Cao Shuang's face became increasingly ugly:

"That guy Sun Quan is really cunning and cunning. He actually used his body as bait to attack Hefei, Shouchun and other places."

"But Lu Xun was sent to attack Xiangyang secretly. What's even more disgusting is that the Western thief Feng Yong actually went to Chencaoqiao Pass to cooperate with Lu Xun."

When Cao Shuang said this, he sighed, "Guanqiu Jian, the governor of Jingzhou, was concerned about one thing and not the other. He was at a loss of what to do. Xiangyang was finally captured by Lu Xun."

This was one of the reasons why he did not blame Huan Fan directly.

One lost Yecheng and the other lost Xiangyang.

The eldest brother does not talk about the second brother.

"How big is the loss of Jingzhou's troops?"

"Guanqiu Jian led the main force of Jingzhou and went to Caoqiao Pass to defend against Feng's thieves. Although there are many defenders left in Xiangyang, in general, it is better to lose some vitality than to wipe out the whole army."

Not to mention Xiangyang, it was fine. When he mentioned Xiangyang, Cao Shuang became more and more irritable.

In the past few days, there has been a lot of discussion between the government and the public, and many veterans have taken the opportunity to make trouble and have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction with themselves.

All he needs to do is point out directly that he, the general, is a person of "poor virtue and respectability" and "drinking and sex is poisonous".

In order to appease both inside and outside, Cao Shuang already felt a little anxious.

No matter how stupid he is, he still knows that this is definitely not the time to openly attack Sima Yi.

Otherwise, there is no telling whether the Western bandits and Nan bandits will take advantage of the situation.

Even within the Wei Dynasty, if you send a large army to the north today, someone might raise troops to respond to Sima Yi tomorrow.

After all, the loss of Xiangyang would have a huge impact.

This was the first time since the founding of the Wei Dynasty that the territory was taken away by the Wu invaders.

Not to mention the importance of Xiangyang to Jingzhou.

Without Xiangyang, Nanyang will be unstable.

If Nanyang is unstable, Xuchang will be uneasy.

After losing territory to the outside world, it would be strange if the government and the opposition did not start a turmoil if they used troops internally again.

"The general has the overall situation in mind, so he has concerns. I naturally understand that Sima Yi will not think about Wei."

Huan Fan knew that Cao Shuang's concerns were not completely unreasonable, but he still had to remind him:

"Sima Yi was outside Ye City. He listed many crimes and slandered the general. He made it clear that he was at odds with the general."

"Even if the general wants to stand up to Sima Yi and serve the country, he must make preparations as soon as possible."

Cao Shuang frowned after hearing this: "What can I do?"

"If the general wants to put the overall situation first, he must try to stabilize Sima Yi and prevent him from looking south."

Cao Shuang sighed: "Can Sima Yi'an comply with my wishes?"

Huan Fan had already thought of a way to escape and said immediately:

"General, Sima Yi cannot find the late emperor's talented daughter in Yecheng, and most of his righteousness has been lost."

"The general should rebuke him to show his innocence, and then order him to guard the towns of Taihang to prevent Western thieves and make meritorious deeds."

"If Sima Yi wants to annex Jizhou, he will definitely follow the trend and pretend to obey the general's orders in order to control Hebei."

"When the world saw Sima Yi acting like this, they naturally thought that the general's rebuke to Sima Yi was justified. Those who are righteous will be righteous themselves."

After hearing this, Cao Shuang nodded secretly and asked again:

"The old thief Sima is very scheming, I'm afraid he may not be fooled."

Huan Fan said:

"Unless Sima Yi is really dedicated to serving the public good and has no desire to invade Jizhou, if he ignores the safety of the Wei Dynasty and sends his army south."

"In this way, the general can issue an edict from the emperor to remove him from the position of Taifu, and then accuse him of slandering important ministers and violating the laws of the Wei Dynasty. His intention is to commit rebellion."

"When the time comes, he has no great righteousness in his hands and does not care about the overall situation. How can he fall into disrepute? How can the knowledgeable people of the Wei Dynasty follow him?"

When Cao Shuang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Wonderful!"

If Sima Yi obeyed the order, how could he have the dignity to oppose himself with righteousness in the future?

If you don't obey orders, you will fall into disrepair, so why should you be afraid?
Chapter completed!