A boxwood relief map of Jingzhou's military terrain is placed squarely on top of the sapphire table in Changle Hall. On the map, a thick red line is drawn from left to right with a cinnabar pen on the mountainous areas of Jingxi Yiling!Those who watched it on both sides of the sapphire case knew that the implication of this red line was the 800-mile Shu army company camp that Liu Bei placed there. "My dear friends, what do you think of Liu Bei's eight-hundred-mile battalion in Yiling?" Cao Pi slowly rubbed his temples with his fingers, and slowly lifted his face with a look of contemplation. At the beginning, he looked at Taiwei Jia Xu, Zhenxi General Cao Zhen, Zhendong General Cao Xiu, Zhennan General Xia Houshang, Shangshuling Chen Qun, and Shangshupushe Sima Yi who were sitting on the long seat opposite him, "Where is Sun Quan in Jiangdong?" Can you handle it?"

Although Cao Pi put on a posture of "reviewing elegant words and following advice like a stream" on the surface, anyone who is familiar with his temperament knows that this His Majesty keeps saying that "listening will make you clear", but in fact he likes to listen to what is pleasing to the ear. The words, the words you like.If a member of the group has a word that fits his wishes, he will regard it as a confidant and praise him more; if a member of the group has a word that is slightly against his will, he will be prejudiced and angry.Therefore, in front of him, Jia Xu and the others dared not make any mistakes, they all spoke modestly to each other, and no one was willing to speak first.

Cao Pi had no choice but to start roll call: "Cao Xiu, what's your opinion?" Cao Xiu secretly figured out Cao Pi's intentions, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, Liu Bei's formation is a 'one-word long snake formation', which is exactly the same as when you followed the former emperor to conquer Yuan Shao's wicked son Yuan Tan. The battle formation seen in the Battle of Nanpi is similar, surrounded by mountains and forests, relying on danger, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and can advance or retreat - the Jiangdong side may not be able to deal with it!"

Cao Pi was only in a favorable position during the battle of Nanpi. How can he remember what kind of "long snake formation" or other formations Cao Cao put up?But since Cao Xiu boasted so secretly that he had "experience in long-term warfare", it made him sound very comfortable from the bottom of his heart.So, he smiled and nodded slightly, and looked at Cao Zhen again.Cao Zhen was also quite a well-behaved person, and quickly responded: "General Cao Xiu is right! The meaning of this humble minister is exactly like him!" Cao Pi turned his gaze to Xia Houshang.

Xia Houshang frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, Liu Bei's 'Long Snake Formation' is indeed formidable, if Jiangdong side launches troops from the head, waist, and tail to attack at the same time, I'm afraid Liu Bei will be too." Overwhelmed and overwhelmed!" At this moment, Chen Qun argued, "General Xiahou's words are not unreasonable. However, as far as I know, the people who confronted the old traitor Liu Bei in Yiling this time were Jiangdong Han Dang and Zhou Tai generals. They They are all middle-class talents, and their tactics are mediocre, even if they thought of the "three-pronged approach" sniper strategy from Liu Jun's battalion's head, waist, tail, etc., it might not be able to do anything against Liu Bei."

"However, the disadvantages of setting up the 'long snake array' by the mountains and forests are indeed obvious: the mountains and forests are different from the flat and wide land of Nanpi. How difficult it is!" Hearing this, Xia Houshang couldn't help retorting immediately. At this moment, Cao Pi's big sleeve stopped him, and said slowly: "A few days ago, General Cao Ren sent a military intelligence report from the front line in Xiangyang. Losing four or five battles in a row—what Chen Lingjun said is true, Xiahou Aiqing must not refute it." Seeing Cao Pi say this, Xia Houshang had no choice but to shut his mouth resentfully.

"Jia Taiwei, you are an important minister of the two dynasties and a wise man, but you don't know what you have to say about the confrontation between Liu Bei's old thief and Jiangdong in Yiling? Please advise." Cao Pi turned his face and sat facing Taiwei Jia Xu on his right hand asked respectfully. Jia Xu gently stroked the gray beard on her chest, with a slight smile on her face, raised her eyes to look at Sima Yi, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the old minister is old, tired, weak and depressed, I really can't bear you." Inquiries. However, the veteran remembers that Sima Pushe followed the late emperor for many years to deal with the battlefield. Why don't His Majesty ask him?"

"Well... Taiwei Jia's act of pushing the virtuous and the able, and being virtuous and upright, is really, really commendable!" When Cao Pi first heard Jia Xu's words, his face froze slightly, and he suddenly realized, Immediately, a deep smile overflowed from the brows and eyes, and all the bright expressions were cast on Sima Yi who was sitting at the end of the long seat opposite. Sima Yi pretended to be flattered, hurriedly arched his hands, thanked Jia Xu for his recommendation, then turned around to meet Cao Pi's smirk, and said unhurriedly, "Taiwei Jia is so ridiculously praised!" Weichen, I am really ashamed. However, I do have a different opinion about the 800-mile company that Liu Bei's old thief set up in the Yiling area, surrounded by mountains and forests. See, this is Liu Bei's old thief's strategy of "showing the enemy that he is weak and trying to catch him". Doesn't he know the disadvantages of the eight-hundred-mile battalion and the formation of long snakes? On the contrary, he just uses this flaw as a fragrance Bait, intentionally put yourself in a dangerous place to lure the enemy to attack, and then wait for the opportunity to attack and strike with a backhand. Jiangdong Sun Quan previously appointed Han Dang, Zhou Tai and other high-minded people to attack the enemy. ..."

Hearing this, Xia Houshang and Chen Qun couldn't help looking at each other in surprise: Sima Yi's words were not only more coincidental because he knew the evil Xia Houshang had seen, but also made it more truthful by observing what Chen Qun said. The subtleties of the not-so-deep military strategy are really extraordinary—they both hurriedly held their breath and continued to listen to him carefully: "...if Sun Quan sees through the mystery and selects a prudent and experienced man to come to him in time, then Liu Bei is in danger..." As soon as this sentence came out, Cao Pi was even more shocked than Xia Houshang and Chen Qun, and stared at Sima Yi with wide eyes: "Sima Aiqing, I just received an urgent request for eight hundred miles from General Cao Ren this morning. Kuaiqi News, I haven't had time to tell you: Sun Quan has changed his generals the day before yesterday, set up an altar to personally worship Lu Xun as the commander of the three armies in the east of the Yangtze River, and rushed to Yiling to fight against Liu Bei..."

"Oh? Sun Quan has replaced Lu Xun with the anti-Shu general?" Sima Yi heard this, his eyes flashed faintly, he blinked his eyelids, and said thoughtfully, "I know a little about Lu Xun. 2. When Weichen assisted the late emperor in resisting Guan Yu's northern invasion in Xuchang (after Cao Wei founded the country, "Xu County" was changed to "Xuchang"), Weichen learned from the confidential news reported by Jiangdong that it was Lu Xun who worked so hard The tactic of "arrogant soldiers and the enemy" paralyzed Guan Yu, made Guan Yu arrogant, and relaxed his vigilance against Jiangdong, which made Lu Meng's subsequent trick of "crossing the river in white clothes, attacking by night, and stealing Jiangling" succeed in one fell swoop. ! This Lu Xun has a lot of strategies and tricks, Liu Bei is afraid that the prospects will be a bit unfavorable..."

"Sima Pushe, Hugh heard that Lu Xun is just the son-in-law of Sun Quan's brother Sun Ce, and he is a 'upstart' who clings to his nepotism! How can he be as powerful as you say? I'm afraid Jiang Dong Han Dang, Zhou Tai and other veteran Sun family generals in the army may not be convinced by him..." Cao Xiu couldn't help curling his lips and sneering when he heard this. Sima Yi's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stared deeply at him: "General Cao Xiu, whether Lu Xun is serious or not, I will know in the future." "Then, according to Sima Aiqing's opinion, how should I, Da Wei, deal with this matter at this moment?" Cao Pi's expression returned to a calm one, and he asked slowly. Sima Yi straightened his face, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, at this moment, since Sun Quan has sent his most capable personnel to move Lu Xun and most of Jiangdong's elite forces to Yiling to fight against Liu Bei, his east wing must be very empty... ...I implore Your Majesty to quickly dispatch a general to take up the mission of the Eastern Expedition, and march forward from Hefei City with Zhang Liao, Zang Ba and other generals stationed in Huainan, and go straight to the hinterland of Jiangdong—such a "soldier from heaven", Sun Quan will surely It is difficult to beat the front, and the crowd will surely surrender! Once Sun Quan surrenders, our army will advance along the west, drive straight in, and then join forces with Lu Xun, taking the opportunity to defeat Liu Bei's old thief, and the Great Wei will achieve the great cause of "unifying Liuhe" It can be done in just a few days!" "This... what if Zhang Liao, Zang Ba and other armies cross the Yangtze River, but Sun Quan still desperately refuses to surrender?" Cao Pi frowned suspiciously. "If Sun Quan refuses to surrender with all his might, we will make every effort to take Wuchang! Once Wuchang is won, even if Sun Quan does not surrender, the rest will have nothing to do but wait for death! If General Cao Ren goes south from Xiangyang to sweep , even Lu Xun can't take care of himself..." "However, what if Sun Quan flees to Jingxi, and joins forces with the old thief Liu Bei to fight against my king?" "This point must not be ignored. However, Your Majesty, at this moment, you occupy Wuchang in the east to suppress it, and occupy Xiangyang in the north to suppress it. At the same time, you send troops to attack from the east and north. Sun Quan, Liu Bei Even if they intend to join forces, and the situation forces them to be invincible, the two of them can only flee back to Wu Gorge to survive..." "This... I have to think about it carefully after I come down." Cao Pi thought for a while, and finally shook his head, "In my opinion, we should wait until the old thief Liu Bei and Lu Xun's son are in Yiling. After the battle in the area has resulted in both losers, my Great Wei King Master will take advantage of the gap to reap the benefits of the fisherman..." When Sima Yi heard this, his face froze: "Your Majesty, there is an old saying, 'The wise man is more valuable than the time, so don't doubt when the time comes.' Now Sun and Liu are at loggerheads in Yiling. It is a god-given opportunity for Wei Chengchi to attack with one move! If there is any hesitation, my great Wei Ying will be too late! How can I sit on the sidelines and wait for a rabbit to miss this opportunity?" He couldn't help touching his heart when he said this, and he played earnestly: "Please forgive me! My minister bluntly said that when the late emperor was alive, he fought hard for many years, and he did not wait for such a good opportunity—but His Majesty has blessed this opportunity, if he is allowed to pass away, he will definitely regret it in the future!" Cao Pi didn't answer a word, but his face was livid, he pressed the boxwood map tightly with his palm, lowered his head and panted heavily. One look at his expression, Sima Yi knew that he was going to be stubborn to the end - if he kept admonishing him, he might have a fit of rage!He glanced sideways at Jia Xu, only to see Jia Xu smiling deeply and giving himself a meaningful look.He sighed secretly in his heart, and had no choice but to bow his head and answer: "Your Majesty is wise. In my humble opinion, I really have to worry about it." When Cao Pi heard his four words "concern with labor and sanctity", he knew that he was still unwilling to give up, and he was still secretly admonishing himself to consider his suggestion carefully.After half a cup of tea, Cao Pi gradually stabilized his mood, laughed a few times, and changed the topic by other matters. After half an hour, the imperial court meeting finally came to an end.Sitting on the dragon bed on the throne, Cao Pi watched Jia Xu, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang, Chen Qun and others resign one after another, but finally saw Sima Yi still sitting in the original seat. He frowned slightly: "Sima Aiqing... I have already said that, I will seriously consider your suggestion..." Sima Yi leaned down on the seat, and said calmly: "I respectfully ask Your Majesty to forgive my sins - what I want to start at this moment is not about the conquest of military equipment, but the strategy of the country's cultural governance." "Oh? Come and listen." Cao Pi became a little curious when he heard what he said. "Your Majesty, my minister, since the imperial court promulgated and implemented the "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng Nomination System", Shang Shutai has repeatedly enlisted and inspected the world's sages, but unexpectedly there are still very few responders——I am very worried! Now that the Great Wei Dynasty has been established in place of the Han Dynasty, it is still unavoidable to be ridiculed as "there are leftovers in the wild", which is really the fault of the negligence of the humble officials and others!" "Hmph! These so-called 'famous scholars' are lonely and proud of their talents, and they cut themselves off from me--they didn't accept the imperial edict, so let them stay in the grass and enjoy themselves for a lifetime! Sima Aiqing, why do you still have to do this for them? painstakingly?" "Your Majesty, it is ultimately detrimental to the country that the world's famous scholars stay in the countryside and are useless. Your Majesty, you should restrain your feelings and be reasonable, be open-minded, obey others, and broaden the path of virtuous people!" "But...but, as the king of a country, I don't want to visit Xian Weibin in person like Xibo Jichang, a feudal lord back then, right? If I do this, how can I have the royal dignity of the Wei Dynasty? I... I don't So that they are all tied up... Forget it, just let them go!" When Sima Yi heard this, he thought to himself: After all, this Cao Pi still cares about vanity, arrogance and arrogance, and he refuses to bow down and visit talents in the wild!However, he had already expected this in advance, and after secretly sighing, he continued to play along with the previously thought-out train of thought: "It would be best if Your Majesty could go out of his way to seek talents. But His Majesty is busy with Planning the Southern Expedition, it is impossible to go out to visit the sages in person. This point is well understood by the ruling and opposition parties. In fact, the reason why the sages spy on the temple is just to "listen to their edicts and watch their actions". The elders of the government and the public have "three chapters of the law", and they won the hearts of the scholars with the simple way. If your majesty wants to win the hearts of the world's sages, you should follow the example of Han Gaozu!" "How should I follow the example of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty to win the hearts of the world's sages? Sima loves Qing, but it doesn't matter!" "This... Your Majesty, please forgive me for my unreasonable words. In my presumptuous opinion: These famous scholars and high-ranking people are at odds with the court in the grass and wild, and they wander around waiting and watching. Most of them are because of the former emperor's killing of Kong Rong. I still have lingering fears in my heart. Now that His Majesty is following the heavens and responding to others to build a foundation, you must learn from the past, earnestly implement the measures of respecting literature and Confucianism, and clarifying the kingly way, so that you can attract the hearts of the world's sages!" "Well...then, what is the measure of advocating literature and respecting Confucianism, and clarifying the king's way? You will play it in detail." "Your Majesty Qizuo, in the opinion of my ministers, there are three ways to respect literature and respect Confucianism, and clarify the kingly way: one is to repair the Confucian Temple to correct his position, the other is to honor the Confucian family to show his favor, and the third is to select talents and select scholars based on Confucianism. Book!" Cao Pi nodded slightly, and said: "What Sima Aiqing said is true. Then I will trouble you to write an imperial edict after you go down. I will use the seal to announce it to the world." Sima Yi's face tightened, and he slowly took out a silk script from his sleeve and presented it, and said solemnly: "This is an imperial edict that I conceived and wrote together with Wang Sikong and Chen Lingjun in advance, and I respectfully ask Your Majesty to review it." Cao Pi seemed taken aback, and looked at Sima Yi with shining eyes, with an extremely complicated expression on his face.He hesitated to speak, pondered for a moment, bowed his head, opened the silk book and read it carefully, only to see that it read: In the past, Zhong Nizi, a great sage with a talent and a weapon of an emperor, was in decline at the end of the week, and had no fate. In the dynasties of Lu and Wei, he was educated and educated above Zhusi. Preserve the Tao, demote the body to save the world.At that time, the five princes could not use it at the end, so they retreated from the examination of the rites of the Five Dynasties and the matter of King Xiusu, compiled the "Spring and Autumn" because of the history of Lu, and corrected the "Song of Ya" with the help of the grand master. After a thousand years, everyone will kiss him The text is written by description, and the sage is relied on to make a plan.consult!It can be said that he is a great sage who lives in the world, and a teacher who has been a teacher for hundreds of millions of years!Today, the world is in chaos, all the priests are corrupted, the temple of the old residence is destroyed and not repaired, and it is no longer continued after the praise, the voice of preaching is not heard in the hall, and the place of steaming is not seen in the four seasons. Is it the one who must be sacrificed for all generations of meritorious virtue?It took Yilang Kongxian as the sage and marquis, and hundreds of households in the city worshiped Confucius.He also ordered Lu Jun to build an old temple and set up hundreds of officials to guard it; he also built houses outside it to accommodate scholars who came to study from all over the world. After reading it, Cao Pi sighed again and again, and without further ado, he picked up the ink brush and wrote a "ke" heavily on the upper right corner of the silk manuscript. After putting down the vermilion pen, Cao Pi raised his head suddenly again, looked straight at Sima Yi again, with a deep smile on the corner of his mouth: "Sima Aiqing! Like you, a loyal, intelligent, deep and honest talent, there is no one in the court. People can do it! The military and political affairs inside and outside the Great Wei Dynasty, and the general affairs of the Quartet are almost all taken care of by you for me. It's so peaceful..." Under the soft and bright light of the precious tree-shaped copper branch palace lantern, Cao Pi turned the "Golden Conch Cup with Tiger Skin Pattern" in his hand that Sun Quan paid tribute to, and quietly admired: this cup is actually A naturally formed pure golden conch as big as a bowl, shaped like a tiger's head; strands of colorful patterns are wrapped around the cup body, as if woven into a piece of vivid and bright tiger skin, it is really beautiful. While admiring it intently, he murmured: "I heard that this 'Golden Snail Cup with Tiger Skin Pattern' is produced in the southernmost corners of the world, and every night when the night is quiet, there will be bursts of melodious sound coming from it. The sound of the roaring waves... Hua Situ, for the past 30 years, I have only wandered in the Central Plains, but I have never been to the end of the sky or the corner of the vast sea... I really hope that one day I can cross the Yangtze River to drive south Xun, like Qin Shihuang, go directly to the beach to shoot sharks and hunt whales to show the power of the king!" Hua Xin, who was sitting on the brocade cushion opposite Cao Pi, bowed his body, and replied politely: "With your majesty's martial arts and sages, why is it difficult to drive the southern patrol to the seashore, shoot sharks and whales to show the power of heaven? It’s just around the corner! If the old minister is lucky enough to accompany you, it will be a blessing from the three lives, and I will be grateful!" Listening to Hua Xin's flattering words, a satisfied smile appeared on Cao Pi's thin cheeks.This Hua Xin pretended to be majestic and inviolable above the temple, but in private, he was the best at catering to the "sacred will".Back then, the first emperor Cao Cao hinted at his colleagues many times by calling himself "King Wen of Zhou", indicating that he should use "Wen" as his posthumous title after his death.Yes, how perfect is the meaning of the posthumous title of "Wen"-"Jingwei Tiandi, kindness and love for the people"!I also like it very much!I want to keep it for myself to add a posthumous posthumous title!When I told Chen Qun, Sima Yi, Jia Xu, and Zhong Yao, they were all vague and hesitant.Only this Hua Xin, who can understand my heart best, immediately let go of that old face, jumped out on the spot and said: The late emperor's military exploits are impressive, and he should be crowned with the posthumous title of "Wu", because "Wu" has "Ke Ding" Doesn't the meaning of "disaster, chaos, power and enemy subdue" coincide with the life of the former emperor's army and horses, and the divine power spread far and wide?Therefore, at his initiative, the first emperor was finally posthumously named "Emperor Wu".From then on, I knew that this Hua Xin was the most trusted and trusted minister who could connect with me!It's not like that Sima Yi, who vaguely regards himself as the emperor's teacher, always has a "hidden needle in the cotton" attitude, guiding me to do this and that, making me always feel like a disciple in front of him, and I can't straighten up!However, Sima Yi is too mellow and sophisticated in dealing with people, and he wanted to use him more than once to establish his prestige, but he always failed to catch the opportunity!Sigh... It would be great if all the ministers under my command were as humble and sophisticated as Hua Xin... That's all!That's all!What are you doing thinking about these annoying things?Cao Pi shook his head, and casually recited a poem he composed to relieve the faint depression in his heart: Take a chariot for a night tour, and walk freely in the West Garden.The two canals irrigate each other, and Jiamu surrounds Tongchuan.The humble branches brush the feather cover, and the trimmed strips rub the sky.The shocking wind turns the hub, and the birds fly in front of me.The bright moon is sandwiched between Danxia and Huaxing come out of the clouds.The sky is full of brilliance, five colors and one fresh.Longevity is not Song Qiao, who can be immortal?Travel with joy, protect yourself for a hundred years. Hua Xin listened quietly to Cao Pi reciting the "Poetry of You Furong Pond" softly on the imperial dragon bed opposite, while slowly beating the beat with his palms on his knees. "Protect yourself for a hundred years...preserve yourself for a hundred years..." Cao Pi murmured repeatedly the last line of the poem, looking at Hua Xin with a faint gaze, "Hua Situ...although you are nearly seventy years old... But it is healthy, I am so envious! Alas, if one day I can enjoy Hua Situ's old age, it can be said to be a great blessing from heaven!" "Ah! Your Majesty is at the peak of spring and autumn and has a lot to do. Why did you say such ominous words?" Hua Xin panicked when he heard it, and hurriedly leaned on the seat and said palely, "Old minister, I beg you to take back these words!" "Hua Situ doesn't need to be so hasty to cover up... I know what my own physique is like best..." Cao Pi sighed heavily, put down the "tiger-skin-patterned golden snail cup", and looked away again. I threw myself into the southern sky, "So, I have been working day and night, thinking hard, trying to wipe out Wu Shu in my lifetime, so as not to leave future troubles for my children and grandchildren!" With tears streaming down his face, Hua Xin leaned on the bench, but kowtowed and was speechless. "Let's get back to the topic, I summoned Hua Situ to come to a secret meeting tonight, for the purpose of the Southern Expedition against Wu and Shu..." Cao Pi suppressed his melancholy, and said in a very solemn voice, "Hua Situ Have you read the Silk Book Mansion report that was transcribed by Zhongshu Province? Five days ago, there was news from Yiling that Lu Xun took advantage of Liu Bei's old thief's unpreparedness and entered the Shu army's 800-mile company's head, waist, and tail "Three places" and "three tubes down", set fire to attack together, and Liu Bei was completely defeated, and fled to Wu Gorge in a hurry... At this moment, it is the best time for me to dispatch the strange soldiers to "reap the benefits of the fisherman"..." As he said this, he thought to himself in his heart: That Sima Yi really had the foresight——Liu Bei fought with Lu Xun in Yiling for several months, and finally his morale slackened and his flaws were full of flaws. Lu Xun took the opportunity to attack him with fire Hit and crash!Once again, his prophecy came true! "I will personally go to Wancheng to take command as soon as possible... It's just that the candidate for the position of General Nan has not yet been determined. I invite Hua Situ to come late at night to discuss this matter..." "This... recommending candidates for the lieutenant generals is the responsibility of the Taiwei, how dare the old minister make unreasonable comments?" Cao Pi's eyes lit up, and he stared at him: "Hua Situ, Jia Taiwei, together with Dr. Zhong, Wang Sikong and other lovers, reported the name of the candidate for the General Zhengnan that they jointly identified—— They jointly recommended Sima Yi, the servant of Shangshu..." "Sima Yi?" Hua Xin was so startled that his whole body trembled violently when he heard the words, and even his sleeves trembled, "It's him that Captain Jia and the others recommended? Your Majesty... please forgive the old minister Fuyan for speaking bluntly—" —Sima Yi is not to be reused! When the late emperor was dying, he left a special edict for him..." Cao Pi slowly closed his eyes, and the muscles on his face couldn't help twitching slightly. "The old minister will now repeat the words in the edict to His Majesty--'Sima Yi regards the wolf as an eagle, and has ulterior motives, so it is very difficult to control. He cannot be given military power, and it will be a great disaster for the country in the long run." Your Majesty! Sima Yi is now in favor. If he gains military power again, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings?" Cao Pi's mood suddenly became a little inexplicably irritable: "I understand these words very well. But if I don't hand over the military power to him, who will I hand over to? Hua Situ, tell me—this is full of power. , who else can take over the southern conscript right to make achievements for me?" Hua Xin lowered his eyes slightly, and thought to himself in the bottom of his heart: As the saying goes, "You must rely on your brothers to fight a tiger." Cao Zhang, the former city king and general of Wuwei, was originally a generation of lords who should never be in charge. He came to take over the great mission of the Southern Expedition, and he will definitely make great achievements!It's a pity that when he came to Luoyang to participate in the tribute ceremony in March last year, he died suddenly and suddenly in the post house for no apparent reason.And Dong'a King Cao Zhi, who is both civil and military, has always been regarded by His Majesty as the greatest enemy because of the dispute over the establishment of an heir, and he will never be included in the vision of the general who will conquer the South... After thinking hard, he had no choice but to speak. Said: "This... According to the old minister, Cao Zhen, Xia Houshang, Cao Xiu and other generals in the court are all close old friends of His Majesty Longqian's East Palace, and they are also relatives of the Great Wei imperial family. None of them should pose a threat to Your Majesty. You can use them with confidence and boldness..." "Well... I can rest assured of Cao Zhen, Xia Houshang, and Cao Xiu's dedication and loyalty. I also know that I should use them..." Cao Pi's brows were tightly furrowed, "It's just that their strategic talents are not enough. In this battle of the Southern Expedition, I will make contributions and expand my career!" "This... Mencius once said, 'Fish is what I want; bear's paw is what I want. You can't have both'. This confusion in your Majesty's heart, the old minister is powerless to resolve it for you... However, according to the old minister In my ignorance, with the strength of Cao Zhen, Xia Houshang, Cao Xiu and other three generals working together, couldn't they have made some achievements in the Southern Expedition?" After hearing this, Cao Pi's expression finally became slightly relaxed: "Well... well, this time I went to the south, I took these three generals with me... I will follow what you said, Situ Hua, and let them They each show their abilities, try your best!"

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