Chapter 41 8. Wielding Master, South

The strong wind was blowing, the flags were flying, and the scorching sun in July was covered with murderous aura and turned into a mass of gray.Under the heavy sky, there were many spears and spears, and the soldiers of the big Han stood in an endless square array in black, waiting in neat uniforms. Jia Xu, Xun You, Mao Jie, Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Xu Huang, Man Chong, Sima Yi, Yang Xiu and other generals and officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion who accompanied Cao Cao on the southern expedition stood in the army phalanx on horseback In the front row, look forward to the farewell platform covered with felt and colorful outside the Suzaku gate in Xudu.

It turned out that Emperor Xiandi Liu Xieyu, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, set up a farewell banquet and personally led all the civil and military officials to Zhuquemen to see off Cao Cao's southern expedition today. On the wide farewell stage, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Fu Wan, Yang Jun, Ma Teng, Sima Lang, Cui Yan, Cao Pi, Dong Zhao, Cao Hong and other generals and officials who stayed in Xudu lined up on both sides and knelt respectfully.The emperor Liu Xie wore a neat and dignified royal gown, held up a bronze Nine-Dragon Day-by-Day Monarch with both hands, filled it with fine wine, and handed it over to Cao Cao with a solemn expression and a very solemn tone. He said: "I would like to use this wine to wish Prime Minister Cao a victory in the Southern Expedition and an early triumph!"

Cao Cao, who was dressed in gold and silver armor, stretched out his hands, respectfully took the farewell wine that Liu Xie handed over, and held it in his palm, but his eyes shot directly at Liu Xie's face like a sword, deeply and deeply. Said: "The old minister would like to thank His Majesty for his grace. The old minister also hereby respectfully asks His Majesty to rest assured. In today's world, there are turmoil and ugliness jumping on the bridge. However, as long as the old minister survives, Your Majesty can take the throne and stand alone! Thinking of being strong in the past Those who are soldiers like Yuan Shao, those who are tyrannical like Lu Bu, and those who are as cunning as Yuan Shu, all the veterans have been cut off by His Majesty. Now Liu Biao and Liu Bei who are guarding Jingchu are only taking on the danger of mountains and rivers. In ten months, I will make peace for His Majesty in one fell swoop!"

"Very good. If that's the case, on the day of the Prime Minister's triumphant return, I will also lead the ministers to hold a banquet here to welcome you!" Liu Xie's face froze slightly, and an indescribably bright smile burst out again, in the faint Amidst the timidity, he looked directly into Cao Cao's eyes with some tenacity. Cao Cao knew that he was perfunctory to himself with a smirk, so he also pretended to be grateful, nodded heavily to Liu Xie, and then turned around, in front of all the soldiers in the audience, He drank the farewell wine in his hand up to the sky, then suddenly and awe-inspiringly glanced at the numerous troops standing below the stage, and chanted loudly:

Wang Gang returned to justice, and the sun and the moon regained their brightness. Respectfully follow the holy order and inspire the heroes. Sweeping across the south of the Yangtze River, the four seas are united. Resign after success, smile at Taiping! The voice of his chanting is so deep and desolate, so generous and heroic, and so passionate and high-spirited, like the chant of a horned dragon and the cry of a phoenix, it is transmitted far away in the vast sky, lingering in the air for a long time The ears of the soldiers are echoing in the hearts of the soldiers. Listening to his high-pitched and provocative poems to express his feelings, all the ministers and officials who participated in the farewell meeting for the Southern Expedition, although they had mixed feelings in their hearts, they were very impressed with the majestic and majestic king he sent out when he chanted. The arrogance of domineering is deeply moved by it.

While admiring Sima Yi, he thought to himself: Although Cao Cao's short lyrical poem is superficially honest, and his respect for the Han Dynasty seems to be beyond words, but the "four fours" that run through it The faint domineering spirit of returnees from overseas and who can give me up is always hard to hide, which cannot be underestimated.Even if he deliberately used this to express his intention of "resigning after success", who would believe this? I am afraid that the poem "retire after success" is completely reversed in the ears of the emperor Liu Xiehe and the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty-he wants to "resign after success"!Cao Cao, a hero of the generation, is not even tactful in making a lie in his own poems, but he is naturally domineering and hard to restrain himself!

At this time, Cao Cao stood on the stage and waved his hand, and the eunuch serving the banquet next to him immediately ran forward knowingly, and filled the bronze Fang Jue with Nine Dragons carved with the sun in his hand.Cao Cao held the title in his hand, and paid respects to all the officers and officials in the audience: "All the officers and men, in order to wish the great victory of this Southern Expedition, and to wish the world a return to peace, the truth On behalf of His Majesty, on behalf of the Great Han Dynasty, I sincerely offer a toast to everyone!" "Follow the holy order! Sweep the south of the Yangtze River! Respect the holy order! Sweep the south of the Yangtze River!" The response of thousands of soldiers in the audience was like rolling thunder, deafening, and like waves rising and falling one after another, as if stretching all the way to the sky the end.

Although Sima Yi was shouting slogans with everyone, he turned his eyes secretly to Jia Xu who was riding a horse and standing at the forefront of the lineup.I saw Jia Xu tilting her head slightly and looking up at Cao Cao on the farewell stage with a smile on her face, her eyes overflowed with deep satisfaction, as if she was enjoying a fascinating live drama. Maybe, he and Cao Cao secretly planned and directed all of this, right?Sima Yi thought to himself, then looked at Sima Lang and Cao Pi who were standing on the corner of the farewell platform.Sima Lang's face was solemn, as if he was receiving a great sacrifice and facing an enemy.The eldest brother is easy to show emotions when he is in a hurry.At this moment, he must be secretly planning in his mind how to skillfully manipulate all the contradictory factors between Xudu's inner court and the prime minister's mansion and make flexible use of them, right?With his father at his side to guide him, the eldest brother will definitely be able to go smoothly.Cao Pi's eyebrows showed a hint of joy in his pretended solemnity, as if he was complacent that he was able to stay in Xudu and guard the great cause of Cao's family, right?He should be obedient to his elder brother while Xu Du stayed behind, no doubt about it...

While Sima Yi was deep in thought, for some reason, the letter Zhang Chunhua wrote to him the night before yesterday popped out of his mind.She told him shyly in the letter that she was three or four months pregnant, and she hadn't told him because she was worried about his busy schedule.Now that she heard that he was about to go on an expedition to the south, she quickly wrote to inform him, hoping that he would take good care of himself during the journey.This news made Sima Yi surprised and excited again and again.I, Sima Zhongda, finally have a successor!It is for this child that I must skillfully protect myself and successfully complete the task during the southern journey.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help turning his eyes to the south where he was about to go down with the army— In that distant land of Jingchu, what kind of opportunity, what kind of situation, what kind of person, what kind of thing, what kind of fortune will I encounter?Where should our Sima family start to implement the plan of suppressing Cao Cao and stealing the sky and changing the sun?Cao Cao, Jia Xu... what powerful strategists they are, can I and my uncle really be able to deal with them...