"read."

The content of the memorial is not good news. It says that Liaodong Gongsun Yuan secretly communicated with Wu Lu, and the state of Wu sent a large number of boats to Gongsun Yuan to deliver gifts.

When Cao Rui heard this, his face became even more gloomy. After a while, he asked

 “What do you think of this matter?”

Although Lian Zhao is considered a villain and can frame others in front of Cao Rui with his small mistakes, his talent is extraordinary.

 He seemed to have been prepared for it. When he heard Cao Rui's question, he immediately said without thinking.

“Wu Lu, with their boat division as their leader, now want to use the sea route to Liaodong to win over Gongsun Yuan. Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong appears to be surrendering to the Wei Dynasty, but in fact he has two intentions. This move may be seeking a way out.”

“Furthermore, the Wu captives are short of war horses, but Liaodong produces good horses. If Wu and Liao are intersecting, I am afraid it will be very detrimental to the Wei Dynasty.”

 Cao Rui nodded, "What you said is very much in line with my wishes."

 At this point, he sighed again and said, "Whenever important events happen, all the princes in the court will either welcome you or dare not say anything for fear of making a mistake and jeopardizing their position. Alas!"

“If there were more people like you, why would I use so much hard work?”

 Speaking of "flatter you", Cao Rui thought of a person and asked again:

 “That Liu Ye, how is it now?”

 Thinking about the fact that whenever there was a major event in the past, I would often discuss it with Liu Ye, and he would always be able to give me advice.

Cao Rui couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic.

When Lian Zhao heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

He has been with Cao Rui for a long time, and now he is deeply favored by Cao Rui. He knows the elegant meaning of what is said, so how can he not guess what Cao Rui is thinking.

　　Liu Ye was brought down by himself and his minister Chen Jiao in the first place. If His Majesty suddenly decided to use this person again, where would he be?

At the moment he quickly replied

"Back to your majesty, after your majesty saw through Liu Ye's good intentions, he went crazy and is now bedridden at home. I think he feels guilty and has no face to see your majesty."

"He's sick..." Cao Rui frowned and waved his hand, "Then let him serve as Dahonglu. After all, he is a veteran of three dynasties and cannot be too harsh."

 The person who is Da Honglu is in charge of the praise and guidance of the rituals of the imperial sacrifices.

Letting a veteran like Liu Ye serve as Dahonglu and rank as the ninth minister can be considered as a means of allowing him to retire with peace of mind.

 Lian Zhao lowered his head and said "No."

 Where Cao Rui couldn't see him, a relaxed smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Thinking about the fact that all the ministers in the court advised him to rest and recuperate and not to use weapons rashly, Cao Rui gave up the idea of ​​asking other ministers to come to discuss the situation.

 I saw him thinking deeply for a while, and then he said

“While preparing the imperial edict, Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong had a double-minded intention, so he contacted Wu Tong and ordered Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou, to lead the Youzhou troops and attack them by land. Tian Yu, the prefect of Runan, supervised the troops of Qingzhou to attack them by sea.”

Sima Yi, the great Sima, is currently farming in Guanzhong. He has not been able to farm for a few years, and he is afraid that he will not be able to go west.

 Forced by the Shu invaders, the main strategic direction of the Wei Dynasty is now in the west rather than the east.

 Before Longyou and Liangzhou are solved, it will be difficult for the Wei Dynasty to mobilize a large army to attack Jiangnan like the late emperor did.

Neither Shu nor Wu can move. The only one who can move seems to be Liaodong.

 Otherwise, if Liaodong is connected with Sun Wu, the Wei Dynasty will be surrounded by enemies on all sides!

 It is better to strike first and be stronger, to control others without controlling others.

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 When they learned that Cao Rui wanted to conquer the Liao Dynasty by land and sea, the ministers of the Wei Kingdom and the Manchu Dynasty strongly opposed it.

"Any country that is not a annexation country and does not invade the rebellious ministers should not be attacked lightly. If you attack them without being able to control them, you will drive them into thieves. Therefore, it is said, 'Tiger and wolf are in the way, don't control the fox.' Get rid of the big harm first, and do the small harm yourself." "

 “In this land outside the sea, there have been countless appointments, annual decisions, filial piety, and no shortage of duties and tributes, and those who discuss them come first.”

 It means that Liaodong is still considered a minister of the Wei Dynasty and should not be attacked lightly. If it is a crusade but cannot be controlled, it will turn the ministers into traitors.

 At present, Shu and Wu are the current major enemies and must be dealt with with all our strength. As long as these two enemies can be eliminated, Liaodong will be at peace.

　　"If the envoy succeeds in defeating the enemy at one stroke, it will not be beneficial to the country if he gains the people, and it will not be enough to make him rich if he gains the wealth; if it is not what he wants, it will be a grudge and a breach of trust."

Even if it can be conquered in one fell swoop, taking the people of Liaodong will not be enough to benefit the country, and the wealth of Liaodong will not be enough to enrich the country. But if it fails, it will lead to resentment against Liaodong.

Moreover, there was no open rebellion in Liaodong, but your Majesty openly attacked it, which would cause the world to worry about breaking the trust.

Cao Rui had already anticipated the reaction of the ministers, and he was not moved at all.

 With the current unstable foundation, it is necessary to divide the land of aristocratic families internally to win over the people and strengthen the country.

 Either you can attack the outside world and expand your territory, display your military power, and establish your authority as a king.

 The former is too difficult and takes too long. It is lucky to see results within ten years.

Even if Cao Rui can wait until then, how can Shu Wu allow him to wait with peace of mind?

How could those aristocratic families be obedient and give up their land to the head of Guizhou?

Although the latter is more difficult, it is much easier than the former.

Shu Wu cannot be moved lightly. Is it possible that it is only a small area in Liaodong and cannot be moved?

 Besides, now that Liaodong is connected with Wu State, this is not considered a rebellion against the Wei Dynasty. So what is a rebellion?

 It was precisely because of the great defeat of Wei Dynasty and its decline in prestige that it gave Liaodong the courage to take action.

If Liaodong is not punished, who will take Wei seriously in the future?

 Cao Rui was impatient and fierce, and Wei accepted the abdication from the Han Emperor and considered himself the orthodoxy of the world. How could he be so low-key and underestimated that the world would laugh at him?

Therefore, it is impossible for the Shu Kingdom to take the initiative to tolerate it after being bullied by Wu like the Shu Kingdom did in previous years.

In August of the sixth year of Taihe (the tenth year of Jianxing), Cao Rui's edict reached the hands of Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou.

After Wang Xiong received the edict, he did not act immediately. Instead, he sent a post to invite someone to come.

"The envoy called me to come, but something happened?"

 The next day, a dusty man entered the governor's house and saluted Wang Xiong.

The visitor was none other than Han Long, who had left Liangzhou.

As soon as Wang Xiong saw Han Long, a smile appeared on his face

 “Qian Yong, come quickly, come quickly, sit down!”

Hand in person, he helped Han Long sit down and asked someone to bring him tea. Then Wang Xiong asked him affectionately.

“I just heard that Qian Yong had returned from outside the Great Wall two days ago. How was it? The trip went well.”

Han Long nodded and answered.

 “It’s a good thing that I have trouble making you think about me.”

There were many generous people in Yanzhao. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, many famous people in Hebei had friends with knights, and even cultivated knights.

 Although after the great chaos, knight-errants became increasingly rare.

  But this trend still exists.

As the governor of Youzhou, it is not surprising that Wang Xiong can be friends with Han Long.

“I have always known Qianyong to be familiar with the situation outside the Great Wall. I invite you here this time just to ask if the barbarians outside the Great Wall can still live in peace at this time?”

"Over the years, the envoy has shown kindness and trust to the Hu people and implemented pacification strategies. The Hu people have rarely entered the fortress to plunder, so why should they be restless?"

Tian Yu, the commander of Qianwuwan School in Youzhou, suppressed many Hu people outside the Great Wall in order to avoid the trouble of Tanshihuai.

Wang Xiong believed that Shu and Wu were the great enemy, and advocated appeasing the Hu people to prevent them from disturbing the border.

 Whose opinion is better? Han Long thinks that he is just a ranger and is not qualified to comment.

“I am just envoy. This time I went out of the fortress and found that Hu Shou Ke was willing to devour the Xianbei tribes in the east.”

“If it succeeds, then everything from Liao River in the east to Bingzhou in the west will be his.”

“And Ke Bineng is a powerful leader. If he is allowed to grow stronger and his ambition grows, I am afraid he will become disobedient!”

Wang Xiong’s eyelids twitched slightly when he heard this.

“Kebi can have ambitions for Xianbei, Liaodong?”

Wang Xiong nodded, "Yes, I heard that he is now reorganizing his troops and planning to march eastward in September."



Wang Xiong couldn't help but curse secretly.

He was at odds with Tian Yu and squeezed Tian Yu away on the pretext of disturbing the border. This does not mean that he was blindly tolerant of the Xianbei Hu people.

 As the governor of Youzhou, he cannot be a fool.

 Yidis and their like are afraid of power but not virtuous.

If Kebi Neng becomes stronger and really wants to attack Youzhou, he may be implicated if he proposes to appease the Hu people.
Chapter completed!