Luoyang City.

For the people of Ruoyang City this year, this festive New Year has become a tragedy, and it is their saddest year.

Cao Wei's court has not been stationed in this city for a long time, but this can be regarded as a capital city built by Cao Wei after spending countless financial resources to rebuild a burned city and then relocate the people.

Therefore, Cao Wei's court was also popular before Luoyang City.

However, because it was suddenly broken by the Wu army, the whole city was in turmoil, almost the whole city suffered, the southern city fought endlessly, the northern city fled again and again, and many people were implicated.

This also caused a crisis in the people's confidence in Cao Wei.

The people's heart is the trust in the court, trust is just two words, but if you want to do it, you can achieve peace and security for a long time.

What the people want is a court that can protect their own safety, and if this court can't even shelter its own people, the people will naturally not support the existence of this court.

Therefore, in this battle of Luoyang, although the casualties of the Wei army were not very large, it was a great blow to the people of Luoyang City, and many people shook their confidence in Cao Wei, and even some big families were ready to move.

But fortunately, the response of the imperial court is not weak, under the joint efforts of Prime Minister Xun Yu and the new Luoyang Ling Xun You, the city was quickly restored to stability, not to mention the prosperity of the past, at least the city can be restored to life.

Before the Shangyang Palace.

A plain-looking palace stands tall.

This palace was built in front of the ruins of Shangyang Palace, directly under the Wuzi Golden Dragon Battle Banner. It doesn't occupy a large area, and compared to the average mansion, it is actually quite good. But compared to the Shangyang Palace in Cao Wei's palace city before, it is simply a small thatched house.

This is Cao Cao's newly established palace now, and Cao Cao lives in this 'thatched house'.

Perhaps in order to remember the shame of being driven out and having no way out, Cao Cao vented his resentment against Eastern Wu and Sun Quan in this small palace and called it Dingwu Palace.

It must be a fixed Qiankun, and Wu is the meaning of Eastern Wu.

Indefinite Dawu. Don't move this palace.

That's what he's determined to do.

In a spacious study hall, Cao Cao is sitting on a bookcase, carefully handling government affairs. The destruction of Luoyang City by the Wu army was not just a matter of one city, but also had a huge impact on the entire Cao Wei.

During this time, Cao Cao was busy recovering the hearts of the people and stabilizing the chaos in the country. I didn't even pay attention to the battle in Guanzhong.

"Your Majesty. Commander Jia asks to see! ”

At this time, the voice of Cao Leng, the eunuch outside the hall, sounded.

"Come in!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he raised his head slightly, his eyes flickered, and at this time, Jia Xu asked to see him, it should be that there was a result in the Battle of Guanzhong.

"Minister Jia Xu, meet Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" Jia Xu walked in. Get on your knees.

"Get up!"

Cao Cao put down the brush in his hand, and then folded a notebook. Stretched out his hand to Jia Xu, symbolically helped him, and asked, "You came to see me at this time, is there any news from Guanzhong?" ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian!"

Jia Xu nodded, stood up, and said: "I just received an eight-hundred-mile urgency, the main force of the Wu army has passed Wudu yesterday, went south to Bashu, and completely walked out of our encirclement!" ”

"Expected!"

When Cao Cao heard this, his expression remained unchanged, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "But this result still surprised me a little, and it was still too smooth for him to go, but it's a pity that our Xiliang side is not stable enough, otherwise he Sun Zhongmou will have to leave more lives to buy roads!" ”

Xiliang's accident was a key link for Sun Quan to escape from Guanzhong, which was his most regrettable thing.

"Your Majesty, Han Sui is capricious this fang, he should have been killed first!"

Jia Xu said.

"Han Wenyue is not reconciled, it is not an accident that he wants to oppose me, and there is some influence of Dongwu in this, if it weren't for Dongwu to support him, I gave him a guts, he wouldn't dare to oppose Dawei!"

Cao Cao sighed: "Sun Zhongmou is obviously prepared, I have nothing to say in this battle, it's just that I am not satisfied or our own soldiers are not enough in this battle!" ”

"Your Majesty means that you failed to keep Sun Ce?"

Jia Xu's heart moved, and he said in a low voice.

"The battle of Wuzhangyuan, I can be a miscalculation, Zhao Yun suddenly killed from behind, Xu Huang couldn't stay Lu Bu, there was nothing to say, but in the battle in Xianyang County, it was somewhat unreasonable, Feng Xiao's book, I have seen it, the layout is exquisite, and they have been forced into a dead end step by step, even if they can't leave two, leaving one, it is a sure thing, but Dian Junming and Ma Mengqi actually teamed up to intercept Zhao Zilong and Sun Bofu, and none of them could stay, I wondered, is they too powerful, So powerful that even our Great Wei's generals are helpless! ”

Cao Cao's eyes burst into a cold light: "In the entire battle blocked in Guanzhong, the final result was only to cut off a Gan Ning and cut off one of Sun Bofu's arms, I am very dissatisfied!" ”

"Your Majesty, in fact, for this battle, the minister thinks that Ma Mengqi should have a negative attitude in the middle, so it will lead to failure!"

Jia Xu said: "In the battle on the outskirts of Xianyang County, the minister has seen the record of the battle, Ma Mengqi should have done his best, but he didn't work hard, so Zhao Zilong and Sun Bofu in a desperate state got a chance to escape!" ”

"I tried my best, but I didn't try my best?"

Cao Cao understood this sentence, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "In this way, he Ma Mengqi still regrets his life!" ”

"Your Majesty, he is not sparing his life, as a general, if he Ma Mengqi is a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death, he will definitely not have today's achievements!" Jia Xu shook his head: "He should not have reached the point of working hard for Da Wei, so he has a little reservation!" ”

"I see!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he thought about it and calmed down. Said: "His centripetal force for our Great Wei is insufficient, which is also normal, and I have only broken through his Liang Kingdom." Just use him to fight against Dongwu, a little reluctantly, he can kill Gan Ning, it has already shown his heart, I can't be too reluctant, this thing has to come step by step! ”

"The minister thinks that His Majesty should strike while the iron is hot at this time. Dispatch him out of Xiliang completely! ”

Jia Xu said suggestively.

"Xiliang is in chaos again now, is Ma Chao willing?" Cao Cao asked.

"A Han Sui is not enough to let Ma Chao return to Xiliang. The general can sweep away Han Sui in a short period of time, Ma Chao's influence in Xiliang is not comparable to Han Sui, and it is best to stabilize him in the court at this time! Jia Xu said.

"That's good!"

Cao Cao nodded. said: "Xuan He Yang Jinjin." I am also very happy to be a strong general! ”

"No!" Jia Xu nodded.

"How's the matter of the ghost pawn handled?"

Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu's facial expression and suddenly asked.

"The minister has taken the square stone!" A cold killing intent crossed the depths of Jia Xu's calm eyes: "But this person has the means to write, we are ghost soldiers, and we have suffered a lot of casualties, so we took him down before the Wu army captured the city gate!" ”

"This fang's cunning is so cunning that I have lost my eyes. Is his identity confirmed? ”

Cao Cao sighed.

He was very optimistic about Fang Shi at the beginning, and used him to contain the growing influence of the ghost pawns. didn't expect him to be a shadow in brocade.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has confirmed that he is one of the Jinyi shadows of the year, and he belongs to the one who was ambushed by Yuan Shao's side, and in the end, we broke the Jin, and he naturally entered the Great Wei!"

"Check!"

Cao Cao shouted: "Check from him, find out the rats, brocade clothes and shadows, as long as I hear these words over the years, I will be terrified and uneasy, one is so, two are so, and one is coming, should I take my life!" ”

"The minister will try his best to investigate this matter!"

Jia Xu nodded and took the order.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister and the Yang Ling ask to see you!" Cao Leng's voice outside the hall sounded sharply again.

"Let them in!"

"Minister Xun Yu (Xun Yu) to see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" The two walked into the study side by side and knelt down.

"Flat!"

Cao Cao stared at the two of them and asked, "How is the current situation in Luoyang City?" ”

In order to stabilize Luoyang, he even appointed Xun You, who had been presiding over Jizhou affairs, as the new Luoyang Order.

"Your Majesty, at present, the Luoshui Bridge is being rebuilt, and the northern city has not been damaged much, but the southern city has experienced several bloody battles, but many houses have been implicated, and now they are also being rebuilt, and the people are still simple and have stabilized!"

Xun Yu said respectfully: "But this battle has had a great impact on our Luoyang, and the minister believes that in the next two or three years, the people of Luoyang will not be able to get out of this shadow!" ”

"It's my fault!"

Cao Cao's eyes burst into anger, blazing.

"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is that our Great Wei's finances have been vacant like never before!" Xun Yu took a step forward and said, "So today's minister came to ask Your Majesty to stop the war with Dongwu, we need to recuperate!" ”

The battle of Guanzhong came to an end, but the battle between Cao Wei and Eastern Wu was still in full swing.

In Bingzhou, Cao Hong fought endlessly between the battlefield of Taiyuan and the bloody wolf army of the Wu army in Yanmen.

In Youzhou, Yu Ban led the troops into Zhuo County, almost the entire Zhuo County was under his command, and he was entangled with the Wu army.

In Nanyang, Zhang Xiu also did his best to attack Jingzhou.

In Qingzhou, Xuzhou, although the scale of the battle in this area is not large, it is also in the midst of the battle, and the navy has been fighting fiercely on the sea repeatedly.

This battle almost triggered the restlessness of the entire Cao Wei and Eastern Wu forces.

"Truce?" When Cao Cao heard this, he gritted his teeth, his eyes burst with a cold light, and he sneered and said: "He, Sun Zhongmou, has just walked out from us, you want me to cease the war, I can not care about face, but do we still need face in Dawei?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's not that Weichen wants to stop fighting, it's that our Great Wei really can't fight now, in the first battle of Luoyang, we didn't suffer many casualties, but the financial aspect almost destroyed the entire Wu army, and when we retreated north, the treasury didn't move much at all!"

Xun Yu smiled bitterly: "The grain and cloth we stored last year were burned by them, and Wu Jun may not be able to move away such things as gold and copper coins, but they have distributed them to the people, can we still take them back from the people?" If the fight continues, it will affect the harvest of the coming year, and the people will not even be able to eat, and at that time, with the effect of the Battle of Luoyang, the whole country will be in chaos, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”

The Wu army entered Luoyang as cavalry, paying attention to speed, coming and going like the wind, not plundering, so they did not move anything from Luoyang City, but they came once, and the entire court treasury of Luoyang City was emptied.

"Abominable Sun Zhongmou!"

Cao Cao's fists clenched slightly.

"Your Majesty, it's not appropriate to fight again at this time!" Xun You also responded.

"We want to negotiate peace, is he Sun Zhongmou willing?"

Cao Cao calmed down a little and asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, Dongwu is also suffering heavy casualties now, they lost their armor in Bingzhou, and in Youzhou, they even took Zhuo County away from us, and they just took Bashu, and they have experienced the Battle of Guanzhong, and they also need to recuperate now!"

Xun Yu said: "And if the minister's prediction is good, this time Dongwu should be one step ahead of us to propose peace matters!" ”

"Why?"

Cao Cao frowned: "He, Sun Zhongmou, has the upper hand now, and even I have been driven away by him in a hurry, will he bow his head so easily?" ”

"Yes!"

Xun Yu said analytically: "Just because he has the upper hand, he won, so he will seek stability at this time, the dog can jump the wall if he is in a hurry, if he forces our Great Wei to be anxious, our Great Wei still has millions of soldiers and horses, and if it really fights, Dongwu can't bear the situation of ending up together!" ”

"Okay, if you're right, how should I respond?" Cao Cao took a deep breath and asked.

"Your Majesty should order the military at this moment, unilaterally cease fighting, and give Dongwu a signal to let them send someone to negotiate peace, only if we don't want to fight, Dongwu will make peace!"

Xun Yu said word by word.

"I've answered you!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he thought about it in his heart, and he also knew very well that he couldn't go on, not all troops could fight a war, it was a national strength, and without logistics, the army would easily collapse: "Within three days, I will order a truce between the four sides, but I don't want Great Wei to lose face anymore when it comes to peace, you can arrange it well!" ”

"The minister understands!" Xun Yu nodded.

"You're all here, I have one more thing to discuss with you!"

Cao Cao stood up, walked out of the bookcase, stood in front of the window, looked at the warm scene of winter and spring outside, and said: "Zhicai is gone, the position of Tai Lieutenant needs to be filled by one person, who is suitable?" ”

"The minister recommends one person!" Xun Yu was the first to stand up and say.

"Say!"

"Guo Jia!" Xun Yu said.

"What do you think?"

"The ministers seconded it!"

Xun You and Jia Xu knelt down and nodded in agreement.

Guo Jia is the Situ of the Great Wei, but in Cao Wei's court, the position of Taiwei is half a level higher than that of Situ, and Situ can only be regarded as the deputy of Taiwei, and Taiwei is the first person to control the entire military, and sometimes even surpasses the general.

At least Captain Wei was the first person in the military in the era of Xi Zhicai, and this position was very important.

At present, looking around the entire military, only Guo Jia is competent.

"It's okay to be filial piety!"

Cao Cao also planned to be Guo Jia on the throne in his heart, but he still had some plans: "But I think that Tian Feng is also capable of taking on this important task!" ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen does not doubt Tian Feng's ability, but in comparison, he is a general after all, and he can be trusted, but it is a bit too much to be above Fengxiao, which will make many soldiers dissatisfied!"

Xun Yu understood Cao Cao's thoughts, and said: "Your Majesty wants to use Tian Feng to maintain the balance in the army, and the minister can understand it, but it is not at this time, the death of Zhicai, the officers and men in the army have dealt a great blow, and now they urgently need one person to stabilize the morale of the army!" ”

"You're right, it seems that I am a little anxious, now the military wants to be stable, as long as Fengxiao is the most suitable!"

Cao Cao nodded: "That's him, pass on my order, let him rush back to Luoyang immediately, preside over the military dispatch above the court, the country cannot be a king for a day, and the army cannot be without generals for a day!" ”

"No!"

Everyone nodded in agreement. (To be continued.) )