After discussing with Zhuge Liang, Liu Chan left Zhuge Liang's mansion.

Out of the gate of the mansion, there are still many civil and military officers waiting at the door.

"Your Majesty, how is Da Sima's condition?" Xu Shu stepped forward and asked.

Liu Chan sighed and said: "After the death of the first emperor, Da Sima was very sad, and he worked hard to deal with the matter of ascending the throne for me.

Now it's a seizure together, you need to concentrate on conditioning your body, it won't get better in a short time, the specific things are being discussed tomorrow morning, you can go back too, let Da Sima recuperate. ”

"No!"

The next morning.

Shang Shu ordered Xu Shu to say in the parliament: "Your Majesty, now that Da Sima is sick and needs to recuperate for a long time, Da Sima has a great responsibility, and he is the head of a hundred officials, so many affairs cannot be solved, and I ask Your Majesty to decide." ”

Liu Chan muttered: "During the period of Da Sima's recuperation, his affairs will be managed by Shang Shutai. ”

Xu Shu is Shangshu Ling, Shangshutai is managed by him, after listening to Liu Chan's words, he gave up his hand: "Weichen obeys the order!" ”

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A few days passed, Zhuge Liang was seriously ill, and the news that Da Sima's affairs were handed over to Shang Shutai for management also spread.

Cao Wei, who was lurking in Yizhou, naturally spread the news to Luoyang.

In the middle of July 223 AD, the imperial city of Cao Wei in Luoyang.

In the Great Hall.

At the time of the discussion, Jiang Ji, who was in charge of secrets, reported to Cao Piyu: "Your Majesty, according to the report from the school in Yizhou, the great Sima Zhuge Liang of Shu has become ill and seriously ill under the grief of Liu Bei's death, and the affairs of his great Sima Mansion have been transferred to Shang Shutai. ”

Cao Pi smiled when he heard this: "Oh? Zhuge Liang is sick? This is a good thing, in this way, Shu will not invade Yongliang this year. I haven't seen Zidan for a long time, I miss it very much, and I ordered Zidan to enter the court, and I want to catch up with him. ”

"Your Majesty, no!" When Sima Yi heard this, he came out and said: "Zhuge Liang has always been in good health, and there are many capable ministers in Shu, why is he sick from hard work?" Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei are siblings, why didn't the two of them get sick because of love?

His Majesty not only cannot summon General Xi into Beijing, but also needs to order him to take strict precautions to prevent Zhuge Liang from attacking the north. ”

"Zhongda said it was funny!" Cao Pi and Cao Zhen have a good relationship, like brothers, because the Yan Han always threatens Yongliang, Cao Zhen has not returned to Beijing for two years in Yongliang, Cao Pi misses it a lot, and now he hears that Zhuge Liang is sick, so he wants to summon Cao Zhen to Beijing to reminisce.

The idea was refuted by Sima Yi, and Cao Pi said unhappily: "If you are a person, you will get sick, I heard that after Liu Bei died of illness, all affairs were taken care of by Zhuge Liang, and he handled government affairs with grief, and now that the big thing has fallen, isn't it normal to be sick?" What is there to be suspicious about?

And Liu Bei just died of illness this year, it is now July, and September is the season of sending troops, how can he have time to rectify the soldiers and horses for more than a month? Jiang Ji, have you received the news that Shu has sent troops? ”

Jiang Ji arched his hand and said: "There is no change in Shu!" ”

"Hmm!" Cao Pi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Since the Shu Kingdom has not moved, and there is only a little more than a month before the troops are dispatched in September, how can it be possible to rectify the soldiers, horses, grain and grass?"

What's more, Yongliang and Zhang He, Guo Huai guarded, even if Zhuge Liang came to attack, there was no need to be afraid. ”

Sima Yi arched his hand and admonished: "Please think twice, Your Majesty!" ”

Cao Pi slapped the table and shouted: "Okay, I am a dignified Wei, how can I be afraid of the Shu Kingdom, if he dares to come, I will call him to come and go, this matter has to be discussed, retreat!" Ahem......"

After saying this, Cao Pi suddenly covered his mouth and coughed, and a touch of blush couldn't help but appear on his face.

However, after coughing twice, Cao Pi immediately took his hand away, his chest rose and fell, and he looked so angry that he couldn't breathe.

The ministers didn't care, and after Cao Pi left, they left the hall one after another.

"Zitong!" After retreating from the court, Sima Yi and Jiang Ji walked together, and Sima Yi said to Jiang Ji: "Why didn't you help persuade Your Majesty before, General Zhengxi has an important position, how can he easily return to Beijing?" If Zhuge Liang comes to attack, the lord will be far away in the capital, how is it good? ”

Jiang Ji shook his head and said, "Zhongda, don't you know Your Majesty yet?" When His Majesty was not a prince, he had the best relationship with Zhengxi Jiangdong, Zhengdong General, and Xiahou Boren, and now General Zhengxi is in Yongliang, and General Zhengdong is guarding Wancheng, Xiahou Boren fell into Shangyong a few years ago, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead.

Your Majesty has been on the throne for three years, you must know that the height is not cold, three years have not seen the general Zhengxi, the general Zhengdong, the heart is lonely, now I know that Zhuge Liang is sick, the general Zhengdong is called back to reminisce about the past, it is human nature, I am dissuaded, what is the use?

Zhongda, you don't have to worry too much, the people from the school government came to report that there was no sign of sending troops in Yizhou, and it was too late for a month. ”

"I hope so!" Sima Yi sighed and said.

Sima Yi left in a hurry, but he planned to write to Zhang He and Guo Huai to ask them to be on guard.

"Hey!" Looking at the back of Sima Yi leaving, Jiang Ji couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, what Jiang Ji just said was not the real reason why Cao Pi summoned Cao Zhen back to Beijing.

In fact, Cao Pi has been suffering from lung disease, the situation was not serious when he was a teenager, and he has always been hiding from everyone, and now that he has ascended the throne, he needs to deal with more affairs, and he is riddled with miscellaneous things, and his lung disease is getting heavier and heavier, Cao Pi knows that he can't live long.

And Cao Pi also inherited Cao Cao's suspicious character, and the only ministers he trusted were Cao Zhen, the general of Zhengxi, Cao Xiu, the general of Zhengdong, Xiahou Shang, who was captured by Liu Chansheng, and a few people of Sima Yi.

Among them, Xiahou Shang was captured, and Sima Yi was warned by Cao Cao not to rely on it.

Therefore, Cao Pi's real henchmen are only Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu.

One of these two is stationed in Yongliang, and the other is guarding Wancheng, since Cao Pi ascended the throne, he has not returned to Beijing, and this year Cao Pi's lung disease has become more and more serious, and even vomiting blood when the situation is serious.

Jiang Ji also inadvertently learned about this matter from a imperial doctor, Cao Pi, who was suffering from an incurable disease, was naturally afraid that one day he would suddenly die, and his trusted ministers Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu were all leading the army outside, and they died suddenly when the time came, how to deal with the aftermath?

Now that he learned that Zhuge Liang was sick and would not go on the expedition this year, Cao Pi wanted to summon Cao Zhen into the capital and talk to him from the heart, which could be regarded as an explanation of the future.

After all, if you miss this opportunity, Yongliang may meet Yan Han's continuous attack next year, and then there may be no chance to see Cao Zhen.

And when Cao Pi learned the news of Zhuge Liang's illness and ordered Cao Zhen to be summoned to Beijing. Zhuge Liang also accepted Liu Chan's order, secretly left Chengdu, and rushed to Hanzhong to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

In order to avoid the leakage of news, Zhuge Liang did not carry any of the Chinese military ministers of the DPRK, such as left and right, Zhengzi-level generals, etc.

First of all, in Hanzhong, there are Zhang Ren's 50,000 army, Wudu, Yangping Pass, and Ma Chao's 30,000 army, adding up to a total of 80,000 troops.

In terms of generals, there are Zhang Ren, Yang Ren, Ma Chao, Pang De, Ma Dai and other generals, and it is more than enough to carry out a Northern Expedition.

However, although Zhuge Liang did not carry well-known generals, he carried many generals of the younger generation.

Such as Deng Ai, Lin Yuan, Wang Ping, Ma Zhong, Liu Yin, Zhang Yi and other generals, although these generals are not very famous, their talents are no less than those who hold important positions. Even if he left Chengdu with Zhuge Liang, others would not be suspicious.