It may be that the wishes of Cao Miao and Cao Zhi played a role.

Of course, the greater possibility is that the Wei State has been too unsatisfactory in recent years, so it finally began to bottom out.

 The good news first came from Bingzhou.

 The imperial guards led by Qin Lang defeated the combined army of Kebineng and Budugen in one fell swoop.

 This is not a surprise.

The imperial guards stationed in Luoyang are the most elite troops in the Wei state.

 Although it is not as good as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry set up by Emperor Wu himself.

But to be honest, before the Battle of Longyou, except for the imperial guards of the Wei Dynasty, who were not used to water warfare, no one north of the river could compete with them.

Had Feng Thief not been too cunning, the thousands of Chinese troops led by Zhang He would not have been able to reverse the situation in Longyou at the street pavilion.

After the Battle of Longyou, Cao Rui often thought about how great it would be if the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were still there.

Especially after the Battle of Xiaoguan, King Feng Gui sent Zhao Sanqian to penetrate the camp of a hundred thousand troops and became famous all over the world.

Cao Rui felt even more regretful:

The Wei Dynasty disbanded the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Now it seems that it may have been a mistake?

 It's just that if the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are not disbanded, there will be no way to establish a central guard army.

the reason is simple.

 The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry spent too much money and food.

 There are simply too many.

　　When the number of Tiger and Leopard Riders was at its highest, it was only around 5,000 people.

It is precisely because of this that no one could have imagined that the Shu people would be able to field three thousand armored cavalry that were even more terrifying than the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in the Battle of Xiaoguan.

With the strength of eight states, Wei State found it difficult to support five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry.

How did the Shu people, who only had one state, raise these three thousand armored cavalry?

  Did their money and food fall from the sky?

This is not only one of the biggest mysteries in Cao Rui's heart, but also one of the biggest confusions for the generals and ministers of Wei.

In recent years, he has been fighting against the Shu people and suffered successive defeats, which made Cao Rui self-doubt about the combat effectiveness of the Wei army.

Fortunately, last year, Tian Yu first attacked and killed Zhou He, and then Man Chong repelled Lu Sun's sneak attack.

Now Qin Lang led the Chinese army again and decisively defeated the combined forces of Ke Bineng and Bu Dugen.

 Let Cao Rui finally find some confidence.

 GE thieves are known as Wolong, and Feng thieves are called ghost kings. Sure enough, there is some truth to them.

　　It’s not that I, the Wei Dynasty, can’t do it, it’s that the Shu people have these two thieves who are too cunning.

As soon as I had this thought, someone from Qinlang in Bingzhou sent another message:

 Kebineng wanted to annex the Budugen tribe because of heavy losses, and the two had internal strife.

In the end, Kebineng killed Bu Dugen. Bu Dugen's nephew was frightened and led his tribe to escape again, and surrendered to the Wei Dynasty again.

 Some ministers in the court wrote:

The barbarians are unrighteous, shameless, and capricious. When they lose power and are at the end of their road, destroy their tribes to avoid future troubles.

 After thinking about it, Cao Rui refused and said:

“Xie Guini and Ke Bineng had a hatred of killing their father. Later, they escaped from Ke Bineng and returned to Budugen.”

“Now Bu Dugen has been killed by Ke Bineng again, and between Xie Guini and Ke Bineng, there is another person who has the hatred of killing his uncle.”

“Xie Guini fled from Kebi Neng many times, which shows that this person is indeed not the same type of person as Kebi Neng.”

"At the same time, the other side is too powerful to come to join us. If the Wei Dynasty takes the opportunity to destroy it, it will only damage its reputation. How can we win the trust of the Hu people in the future?"

So he ordered that Xie Guini be worshiped as the king of Guiyi, and that he should be given banners, roofs, and propaganda, and let the tribe of Xie Guini live in the place where the Budugen tribe had been.

After this defeat, Kebi Neng was severely weakened and led his tribe to flee to Mobei.

Coupled with the appeasement policies of Cao Rui and Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou, towards the Hu people, Youzhou and the two states finally gained temporary peace.

 In November, Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong sent another big gift:

Zhang Mi, Taichang of the State of Wu, held the heads of Jin Wu, Xu Yan and others, and reiterated that he was a minister of the State of Wei.

 Cao Rui got the heads of Zhang Mi, Xu Yan and others. Overjoyed, he made Gong Sun Yuan Grand Sima and promoted to Duke Lelang.

Cao Rui's happy event was a funeral for Sun Quan.

I learned that most of the soldiers sent to Liaodong were killed by Gongsun Yuan, and that all the rare treasures brought by the fleet were swallowed up by Gongsun Yuan.

Sun Quan’s eyes were filled with darkness!

Recalling that when he decided to send a fleet to Liaodong, almost all the ministers in the imperial court were opposed to it, and Emperor Sun's face was burning.

 Gongsun the thief, would rather be the Duke of the Wei thief than the King of Wu?!

As soon as he thought of this, Sun Quan felt that his chest was churning, and blood almost rushed to his throat.

In a rage, Sun Quan drew his sword in his hand and said angrily:

"I have passed the age of knowing my destiny, and I have never experienced difficult and easy things in the world. I didn't expect that a rat would take advantage of me. It is really an insult to me!"

“I swear that I will personally lead the army, flatten Liaodong, chop off the heads of rats, and throw them into the sea. Otherwise, I will face all the nations with such shame!”

The ministers below, from Prime Minister Gu Yong to the following, were all trembling when they heard His Majesty swearing this oath in public in the court hall!

Before the change, when people like Liu Bei and Cao Cao were still there, it was most normal for them to say that they wanted to personally lead the army to go on an expedition.

 After all, they are all emperors on horseback, fighting on the battlefield throughout their lives.

 It is different now. The world is divided into three parts, and the power of a tripod has been established.

 It is better for the emperor to stay at the rear and not to go on an expedition easily.

 Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will easily cause turmoil in the country and even threaten overthrow.

Even Liu Bei, who has been fighting all his life, almost caused the Shu Kingdom to fall because of the Battle of Yiling?

That is to say, relying on the obstacles of mountains and rocks, and the fact that there was Zhuge Liang, who was one of the top three in the world in terms of political governance, we managed to get through.

If it weren’t for the emergence of Feng Yong, who was top-notch in military affairs, people's livelihood and wealth accumulation.

Is the Kingdom of Shu afraid that it will be trapped in Shu forever?

Zhuge Liang and Feng Yong worked together for more than ten years, which led to the current situation of Shu.

 Otherwise, it’s hard to say what the world would have become like if Feng Yong had left the army ten years earlier and served Liu Bei.

 More recently, look at Cao Rui's imperial authority over the years.

Although it is mainly because since he ascended the throne, Wei State has suffered successive defeats.

 But the earliest reason was that during the Battle of Longyou, he lightly promised to personally fight and supervise the battle in Chang'an, and was finally forced to run back to Luoyang in despair?

They said they were holding Zhang He's coffin back, but people in the world are not fools and they all know what the real facts are.

At that time, there were still people in Luoyang who encouraged the Queen Mother to make Cao Zhi the new king!

It can be seen how bad Cao Rui's situation was at that time.

Zhang Zhao, the most important minister of Wu State, is still staying at home and refuses to go to court.

As the prime minister, Gu Yong was obliged to be the first to oppose:

“Your Majesty, with his body of ten thousand chariots, is at the moment when China is about to be conquered and a great harvest is coming, yet he cannot bear to be angry and gets angry. This goes against the principle of ‘a son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall’.”

"Today, the powerful invaders are in the country, and they are still in a state of desolation. Your Majesty, underestimating the weight of thousands of vehicles and going on an expedition in a canopy, is no different from traveling thousands of miles to the middle road and then stopping at the middle road. However, you have a small plan to do harm to the whole world."

 Shang Shu Pu She Xue Zong came out second:

"In the past, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty wanted to control a large ship. Xue Guangde asked him to cut his neck and stain the chariot with blood. Why? The danger of water and fire is extremely dangerous, and it is not suitable for an emperor to get involved!"

"Your Majesty wants to take a boat to conquer thousands of miles away, but the mountainous difficulties are still in front of you. Your Majesty's move, although it is a pity to lose the soldiers of Liaodong, but where is the basis for abandoning Jiangdong for eternity?"

Select Cao Shangshu and Lu Hao as the third one:

"The Wei thieves are connected to the country and the land. Once there is a gap in the country, they will definitely wait for the opportunity to move. The reason why your majesty crossed the sea to seek horses and turned to Gongsun Yuan is precisely to eliminate the immediate troubles of his confidants."

"Now that we want to personally conquer Liaodong, we are abandoning the original and seeking the end, donating the near and far away, changing the rules in anger, and stirring up the crowd. The cunning captives will be happy when they hear this. This is not the plan of the Great Wu!"



Sun Quan was furious. Although he knew that what the officials said was reasonable, he felt more and more shameless and couldn't get off the stage.

“However, the rats bully me and humiliate me like this. If I tolerate it, won’t I make everyone in the world laugh at me?”

 Lu Mao is good at understanding people's hearts, and now he comes out again:

"Your Majesty, you are the one who rebelled, so you punished the rioters and threatened the barbarians. Now that the riots in the Mid-Xia Dynasty have not ended, your Majesty has launched a counterattack in Liaodong. In fact, you are abandoning the near and dealing with the distant."

"In the past, Zhao Tuo was rebellious and arrogantly proclaimed himself emperor. At that time, the world was stable and the people were prosperous. However, the Chinese text still stated that the expedition was not easy and was just a metaphor. Today, the fierce Jie in China has not died out, so it is not appropriate to take the Yuan as the first priority."
To be continued...