Jiang Jinai is an old minister who has followed Cao Cao in his early years. He has led many battles and is good at reviewing military affairs. He is a suitable candidate.

However, Cao Rui did not agree immediately:

"It's a very important matter, let me think about it some more."

Although the position of the Central Protector is not as high as that of the Senior Minister, it has considerable powers. In addition to being the president of the generals and in charge of the Imperial Guard, he is also responsible for selecting military attachés.

There is a ballad in Luoyang: If you want teeth, you should get a thousand horses; if you have five hundred people to supervise you, you will get five hundred horses.

What it means is that if someone wants to be a general of Yamen, he must send a thousand pieces of silk to Jiang Ji; even a low-level officer like the governor of 500 people still needs 500 pieces of silk.

Of course, the Wei state was based on aristocratic families, and many powerful and right-wing people did illegal things.

Giving and receiving bribes is not a big deal at all.

Sima Yi once asked Jiang Ji about this matter, and Jiang Ji replied jokingly:

Things are expensive in Luoyang, even if you pay less you can’t get it!

So the two of them laughed at each other.

It can be seen from this that Sima Yi and Jiang Ji have a very good personal relationship.

It is precisely because of this that Cao Rui did not want Jiang Ji to lead the army to Bingzhou.

The reason is also very simple.

Now nearly half of Wei's elite troops have gathered in Guanzhong and are under the command of Sima Yi.

The only troops that can be sent to Bingzhou at the moment are the Chinese troops stationed in Luoyang.

If the Chinese army is handed over to Jiang Ji, Cao Rui may not sleep well at night.

At this moment, a battle report sent from Guanzhong solved Cao Rui's worries.

"When it comes to using troops, Da Sima can make people feel at ease!"

The battle report states that troops were sent to the north several times to expel the barbarians and consolidate Beidi County.

Most of the troops were led by Qin Lang, so the battle report also specifically asked for credit for Qin Lang, saying that he had the style of a general.

When Cao Rui saw this, he said happily:

"I know who will lead the army to Bingzhou!"

Immediately, an urgent edict was issued and a fast horse was sent to Guanzhong.

Urgent edicts were issued day and night, and they arrived in Chang'an in just two days.

Qin Lang received the edict and did not dare to neglect. He rushed to Luoyang as quickly as possible, and then led the Chinese army to Bingzhou.

"Sir, Your Majesty really asked Qin Lang to lead the army to Bingzhou!"

Master Sima looked at Sima Yi with admiration on his face, "Everything you expected before has come true. It's really a profound plan!"

"Although Your Majesty has the ambition of Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, he does not have the wisdom of Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty. In addition, he is still young and has an impatient temper."

Sima Yi was not happy because of Sima Shi's words. He just said lightly, "Over the years, I have been able to figure out some of your majesty's thoughts."

When Master Sima saw his master like this, he hesitated to speak.

Finally, he looked around to make sure that no one else heard the conversation between his father and son, and couldn't help but lower his voice and asked:

"Your Excellency is trying to transfer Qin Lang out of Guanzhong, but you have some plans?"

In fact, Sima Yi, who had been paying attention to Bingzhou, learned about the situation in Bingzhou almost at the same time as Luoyang.

After all, the north of Beidi County is the hometown of Jiuyuan.

Feng Yi County in Guanzhong is only separated from Bingzhou by Pingyang County.

Even though he did not have all the information, Sima Yi could already deduce the current situation in Bingzhou based on the information at hand.

Therefore, the battle report sent to Luoyang was sent at a tight time.

If Master Sima was just doubtful a few days ago, now he is almost certain.

Sima Yi glanced at Master Sima and said calmly:

"I also said you didn't dare to ask."

Master Sima's face changed slightly, and he uttered two words with some difficulty:

"grown ups……"

I couldn't speak anymore.

"Don't worry, it's not what you think."

Sima Yi glanced at Master Sima, as if he knew what Master Sima was thinking.

Master Sima breathed a sigh of relief.

No, since you know what I am thinking, doesn’t it mean that you have also thought about it...

He suddenly looked at Sima Yi again.

Sima Yi did not continue this topic. He looked to the west with far-reaching eyes. After a long time, he suddenly said:

"Dalang, there will eventually be a battle, or even several battles, between Shu and Wei in Guanzhong. The two countries will not decide the winner, and I'm afraid they won't give up. Do you think it will be Shu or Wei who wins?"

"Of course it's Wei Sheng."

Master Sima replied without hesitation.

Sima Yi turned to look at him: "I'm asking who will win, not who you want to win."

Master Sima wanted to say, "Because there are adults in Guanzhong," but when he felt the pressure in his adults' eyes, he was speechless for a moment.

It's just that the master kept staring at him, as if he must get the answer from him. Master Sima gritted his teeth and said:

"Let's do it fifty-fifty."

Sima Yi nodded:

"That's right. If anyone had said that the Shu people wanted to enter Guanzhong before the Battle of Longyou, it would be a joke."

"But now..." At this point, Sima Yi sighed and his voice deepened, "It's different now."

"There are Zhuge in front of Shu, Feng in the back, and the Shu army is brave. Even I may not have the confidence to defeat these two men."

"Your Majesty asked me to guard Guanzhong. If I can defeat these two people, to what position will I be promoted from Grand Sima?"

"If I am defeated by these two people and let Guanzhong fall, how will my crime be determined?"

When Master Sima heard this, he was shocked and looked at Sima Yi in disbelief.

But seeing the adult who usually has a plan for everything, his face was a little gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.

"grown ups?"

There was a cold glint in Sima Yi's eyes, and there was a somewhat unpredictable look on his face:

"Since the founding of the Wei Dynasty, the generals in the army have been based on clan members. However, clan clans are now in decline."

"Now there are many favors in Yangzhou and I are in Guanzhong. They are not relatives, but they control most of the elite soldiers of the Wei Dynasty."

"Moreover, in the past few years since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has not been able to establish his authority externally, and internally, powerful people from aristocratic families have gradually taken over the power of selecting local officials."

"This time, although I had some expectations, I actually still wanted to test His Majesty."

Having said this, Sima Yi's face became increasingly gloomy:

"I didn't expect that His Majesty really chose Qin Lang. From this, it seems that Your Majesty is actually on guard against the current situation."

The nine-level Zhongzheng system allowed the power of selecting officials to gradually fall into the hands of aristocratic families.

Since Your Majesty has the ambition to be the Emperor of Qin and the Emperor of Han, how could he possibly watch helplessly as a noble family takes over the government and then take over the military power?

Therefore, although I was sent to Guanzhong by His Majesty and entrusted with full-time power.

But behind this seemingly extreme trust, it may not be a good thing.

When Master Sima heard this, if he still didn't understand, it would be in vain that Sima Yi had trained him for so long.

"So Sir, I want to find a way to transfer Qin Lang out of Guanzhong, is..."

"It's just to make some plans for the future."

When Sima Yi said this, he glanced at Master Sima again, "Do you now know why I reminded you to pay attention to Xia Houhui before?"

Master Sima trembled and his face turned pale.

Xia Houhui is the wife of Master Sima.

She is the daughter of Xiahou Shang and the sister of Xiahou Xuan, and she is one of the three Xiahou clans.

Xia Houxuan was hated by His Majesty because he was Queen Mao's brother and because of the flashy case.

"The Xiahou family is now tabooed by His Majesty. If you don't want her to harm our Sima family, you'd better make preparations early."

"Besides," Sima Yi's eyes turned cold, "who knows what the Xiahou family will do in order to stand up?"

"If someone really gets the handle on our Sima family, I will go to His Majesty to ask for merit and show loyalty..."
Chapter completed!